TheRealMafoo said:
I agree, but I don't think we have gotten there. I think the republicans lowered it to about the lowest they felt safe lowering it too. Around 35%. The lowest taxes have been in history when we had a democratic supermajority, was 70% with Carter. We had 91% in 1965. That's way too high. I think in 4 years if Obama is in office, it will be above 70% again. I think where taxes are now is a good level. Doubling it (and anyone who believes in History will tell you it will be doubled) is a very bad idea. |
No way, Obama would never raise it above 40%. And many of the taxes he would be raising are not even income taxes, such as the estate tax and some of the capital gains and dividend taxes. He would just repeal most of the Bush tax cuts.
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