No shit - when were they not??
Eisenhower?
They pretended to be the party of law and order. The about-face is unreal.
Nixon did it below board, Carter started to legalise it.
Carter isn’t a Republican though.
Fair point, but then it was Reagan who got rid of the 92% tax rate.
“If I get taxed 92% on making my next movie, then I’m not going to make that movie, and all the rest of the movie workforce will be out of work.”
No, you fucking dingbat, they’ll hire someone else instead and pay everyone else better, as they’ll save on your ridiculous pay packet.
This article is well worth the read. Archived version:
In sum, some of America’s most prosperous times were when top marginal rates were extremely high (70%-92%). And now the GOP only serves the excessively rich and large corporations to put wealth and power above all else, gutting tax revenue and nearly every public program possible so those that already have money can have a little more.
Thanks for the link. What a read!
Good read, reasonable length.
I know this is never going to happen in our country, that was formed because of unjust taxes, but being a tax cheat should be seen as the ultimate unpatriotic move.
Because they take bribes from billionaires and corporations.
