Dave Johnson on Nostr: In the 60s the top US income tax rate was 90%. Corporations paid 50% on profits. ...
In the 60s the top US income tax rate was 90%. Corporations paid 50% on profits. Similar for UK.
People don't know that.
Now the middle class "shoulders the tax burden" instead, and billionaires tell the government what to do.
#taxes
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