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David, what was the tax rate in 1932, during the economic Depression, high taxes? Was the 1930s' depression as a result of high taxes? David, in your opinion what is the ideal tax rate? What is your historic evidence that 35% tax rate adjusted to inflation kills small businesses? During Clinton administration the highest tax rate was 39.6% and 23million new jobs were created, businesses small and big flourished, the middle class grew and expanded and the rich did marvelously well, poverty reduced. During George Bush highest tax rate went down below 35% what did we get, Bush recession, increase poverty, wage depression, shrinkage in middle class America, dangerous wealth inequality and etc. David I do not in any way advocate that government tax more than is necessary but since we want the  best military, good roads, best schools, airports, the police to keep the peace, law and order  and all the common and public goods that any nation can offer, we must be prepared to pay for these things. Each citizen must make proportionate contribution and scarifies for these public goodies. The poor solider in the war front scarifies his life and comfort, the rich in Las Vegas scarifies the tax dollars which is nothing, comparatively. David, I do not have cargo trucks, airplanes, I rarely fly, nor leave my small neighborhood because I have not the means nor the need but the rich have both the means and the need and or do these things. The rich utilize the public goodies far more than I do hence they should contribute more. My stake in this society is as much as my possessions. Simply put this country protects the rich than it protects me because I have less to lose if this country goes belly up. As a matter of fact the poor ought to pray for anarchy while the rich ought to pray for law and order. David I can go on and on but the bottom line is that in order to build that perfect society each citizen must contribute according to his or her ability. To who much is give much is expected.

I wish you good luck and better understanding in this regard, David.