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nyquil_man

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26. Consider this: The top tax bracket in the 50s kicked in at about 2 million in current dollars.

Reply to NashvilleLefty (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 03:37 AM

Jan 2013

During the Second New Deal, the top rate kicked in at the equivalent of $76 million.

And President Obama's 'soaking the rich'? Ha. Pull the other one; it's got bells on it.

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So, if Republicans want to take us back to the 1950's, [View all] NashvilleLefty Jan 2013 OP

They want to take us back much farther than that Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #1

They want to go back further than the 1890's, actually... Ken Burch Jan 2013 #15

Face it. They just want to dismantle our democracy and establish a plutocracy. The Wielding Truth Jan 2013 #27

The 1450's occurred to me. reteachinwi Jan 2013 #28

Feudal Law no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #30

I bring that up all the time to my rw brother riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #2

Nope, 1850's with any non-property owners declared slaves. Scuba Jan 2013 #3

YUP ... the 1850s are their target. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #18

weren't the KNOW NOTHINGS from the 1800's? pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #4

Some must have time-travelled to the GOP of the future... Beartracks Jan 2013 #29

The Society for Conservative Anchronism wants to recreate the 1950's Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #5

Exactly Fritz67 Jan 2013 #9

The 1950's democrat52 Jan 2013 #6

What was the complexion and sex of those who thought the fifties were sofa king great? Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #7

And the strongest union movement nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #12

They want to take us back to this weird 50s Honeymooners / Dick Van Dyke era Initech Jan 2013 #8

The only part that existed was like when Ralph would holler at Alice "one of these days Raine Jan 2013 #11

If you saw Bill Maher's special "But I'm Not Wrong" - he rails off on the Honeymooners types. Initech Jan 2013 #17

I hadn't seen it, THANKS! nt Raine Jan 2013 #24

There's a REASON that, even IN the Fifties, those shows were listed as "comedy". Ken Burch Jan 2013 #14

Or the same percentage of unionized employees or same ratio of finance to real industry? Populist_Prole Jan 2013 #10

No, no, no...not the 1950's...the 1590's. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #13

Top tax rate was 70% to 92 % rustydog Jan 2013 #16

As the President said in a debate with Romney.... PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #19

It's not just the tax rates, it's the social climate that they believe existed as well. freethought Jan 2013 #20

i hear they were huge samsingh Jan 2013 #21

PBO said it best during the 3rd debate against Rmoney meow2u3 Jan 2013 #22

I've recommended it before HeiressofBickworth Jan 2013 #23

more like the 20s Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #25

Consider this: The top tax bracket in the 50s kicked in at about 2 million in current dollars. nyquil_man Jan 2013 #26