I've been hearing that as the top tax rate went down, the deficits and debt have gone up. In the 20th century, the top tax rate was at one point 90%, then 70%, then 50%, then 28%, and...
Ben Rudin is a law student at the University of Oregon, having previously graduated with a major in political science and a
minor in economics and business administration. He is also a graduate of
The Fund for American Studies' program Engalitcheff Institute of
Comparative Political and Economic Systems. In addition, he has worked
as an intern for then-Assembly member Christine Kehoe (San Diego,
California) and for the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial
Literacy - Office of the Vice Chair. You can hear Ben's podcasts on a wide variety of public policy issues at www.thesilentconsensus.com, and reach him at benexaminer@gmail.com.
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