That's been asnwered- Eisenhower inherited that tax rate from Truman. The President does not pass tax laws, and Congress had no interest at the time in lowering rates. Eisenhower not being able to change the top tax rate is completely different from Hussein's support for increasing it.
I think we need the tax revenue, and we can't tax the poor, the middle class no longer exists, so that only leaves one option.
There are nearly 50% of Americans who pay no Federal tax at all. Before you increase my tax load (my wife and I paid over $55,000 in Federal taxes alone last year), let's start talking about spending cuts for socialist programs like welfare, medicare and medicaid, as well as eliminating corporate welfare and subsidies.
People like me won't just sit here and take being fleeced forever. Moreso than Hussein's shiftless, unemployed supporters, we have the ability to pick up and go work elsewhere (Iraq, Panama, Dubai, Ireland, just to name a few). Then you all are going to have to figure out how to keep voting yourself goodies without the rest of us to pay for it.
Health care (should be single payer) Environment (we should ban fuel ethanol and enforce mileage standards)
Well, you don't want to answer math questions, how about a legal question? How do you "enforce mileage standards"?
Oh, and what's the root word from which "liberal" is derived?
Let me ask you this: Was Eisenhower a socialist for supporting a 92% tax rate for the highest earners? I think we need the tax revenue, and we can't tax the poor, the middle class no longer exists, so that only leaves one option.
Thanks for your response, but you avoided answering the 4th question by asking a question. Do you agree with Obama's socialistic precept of "spreading the wealth"?
And BTW, do you believe that you are entitled to the free college grant and state public health care program? If so, for what specific reasons are you entitled to services you did not pay for?
so that only leaves one option.
No there is another option. Cut government spending. Cut entitlements. Either afford it out of your own pocket from your own earnings, or do without. Quit sucking off of someone else's financial tit and fend for onesself.
I appreciate your willingness to discuss this. We usually don't see such bravery in liberals.
Pell grant = welfare
Actually there is another answer. Government could get back to funding only what is stated in the Constitution and quit all these entitlement programs that are not in the Constitution and they wouldn’t need to tax us into oblivion.