tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post992284744752545383..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: Historical Tax Rates on the Rich (1862 to 2011)Bud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-25530851039833547382017-09-25T10:41:44.648-07:002017-09-25T10:41:44.648-07:00Well the capita gains tax rate is 20% + 3.8% sur-t...Well the capita gains tax rate is 20% + 3.8% sur-tax for Obamacare that the GOP might repeal. The "statutory" (not "effective") corporate tax rate might go down from 35% to 20%. The top personal tax bracket might go down from 39.6% to 35% -- even though Trump says he wants to cut taxes for the "middle-class" (however he defines THAT) -- even though the "median" income is $29,930 https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/netcomp.cgi?year=2015Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-74835483866559341042017-09-25T10:19:59.632-07:002017-09-25T10:19:59.632-07:00Bud, Do you have an up date on this excellent arti...Bud, Do you have an up date on this excellent article? I am a retired I.R.S. Revenue Officer who collected tax under the 1954 tax code. To be strong again we must collect more taxes from the rich. Tom LowryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-67716436105293517352013-12-30T08:00:00.995-08:002013-12-30T08:00:00.995-08:00We need to stop lobbyists, that is the problem con...We need to stop lobbyists, that is the problem congress gets less than 10% of their income from their salary. I am sure that those millions in campaign funds get funneled off. It is good to know that other people do look at real statistics and not just bs from the news.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964533945891096270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-58921752366604555682013-12-08T16:44:48.302-08:002013-12-08T16:44:48.302-08:00Every year our congress get richer and we now have...Every year our congress get richer and we now have one of the riches congress in history who can vote their own pay raises were we're now paying the lest active congress over $10,000 a month. Instead of trying to get them to vote on minimum wage Increases their pay should be based on the average American income since they don't understand what the average American goes through this would make them do things that would benefit the middle class and America as a whole Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com