I really do believe that you think that we are really stupid and naive here!
Just to point out: When Ronald Reagan was president his tax cuts rang up between three and four trillion dollars of deficit. When George W. Bush was president, his tax cuts rang up over six trillion dollars more of additional deficits.
These things occurred because less tax revenue was coming in, thus negating your rather stupid thesis that we were paying the same effective tax rate in the fifties as we are paying now! In the fifties we were balancing the budget!
And, by the way, it is also interesting to note that you are pushing this lie about similar tax rates in the fifties and now because it fits into your ideas about starving the government by running deficits thus giving you the ammunition to destroy the social safety nets that have been in place since the 1930's and the 1960's. And, by the way, we all happen to know who the WSJ is owned by and the agenda that they promote.
Joe
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