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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Taxing the uber-rich is everyone's fantasy. Who wouldn't want more government stuff without paying for it themselves? But how many countries have done it? Give me some real-world examples of this program you're advocating.
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By your argument against it, namely that it's never been shown to work before, nothing new would ever happen.
But I'll give you a real world example anyways: USA, 1936-1980, with a highest marginal tax rate of at least 70% for the entire period - a country that put a man on the moon, invented a multitude of technologies, and was the flag-bearer of capitalism during the Cold War.