Learning From History

Marginal income tax rate increases during the Great Depression, courtesy of TaxProf; click to enlarge:

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During the campaign, Barack Obama pledged to mimic the Hoover-Roosevelt policies that lengthened the Depression. Let’s hope that like Obama’s other promises, this one is subject to reconsideration.

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