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Old 03-26-2016, 11:22 AM   #2125
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
And yet our highest marginal tax rate is far lower than it was 30-50 years ago. Maybe someone needs to look at why the wealthy today are far more resistant to paying taxes than their parents and grandparents were.
In your rush to be judgmental, you got your cause and consequence backwards, I would say. Given the drop in rates over time, it would appear that our parents and grandparents were, in fact, very resistant to paying taxes. That chart is the result.
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