[CobaltBlue]

If you mean taxes, I don't want to express an opinion because I haven't studied the history of taxes. I know the highest tax rate in the 1950s was 91%, which is much higher than it is now. I know there was no earned income tax credit then.

[savedbygrace]

Well, I have to say both of those factoids are irrelevant, but I appreciate your candor.

Without getting buried deeply in stats, one largely relevant measure might be the fact that the so-called Tax Freedom Day is significantly later than 30 or 40 years ago. That doesn't tell the whole story, but it goes a long way.

I'll concede that this part of the discussion is not strictly on-topic, but I trust you'll concede that it's so closely related that it shouldn't be dismissed.