“Hmmmm. The federal income tax rate on $30,000 in 1972 was 45% (for a single filer). “
Talking tax rates means nothing without talking about deductions and the entire tax code. You didn’t do that.
So you want me to fictionalize an entire tax return for 1972 and 2014, then apply all the deductions and compare? If you can simply make a baseless claim that people pay far more taxes now, can't I counter with actual tax rates from the the years you're referencing to make the point?
How about instead you show us these implied deductions and parts of the tax code from 1974 and now that prove people pay more in taxes now?