Bring back the 1950s...

[Dem4life1970]

...no, not the racism, misogyny, and all around ugliness that Trump and the Trump party represent, but
bring back the effective tax rates. Under (R) Pres. Eisenhower, you had a 91% top marginal income tax rate,
and no one called him a "communist, marxist, socialist, etc."

Bring back the days when 1 income could support an entire family of 4 or 5.

I wish the GOP and average, middle class and yes, working class Republicans could realize that the GOP does not have their best interests at heart.

[Mossfern]

1. Argh!

I had to wear crinolines in the 1950's. Itchy, scratchy crinolines.

All kidding aside, you do have a point.

[Biophilic]

6. Damn, I loved my crinolines. But, you're right, they do have a point. A really important one. What happened?

[Lulu KC]

2. Well, if we're just having fun

then PLEASE bring back the Huntley/Brinkley report.

[jalan48]

7. You could see the smoke swirling up from Brinkley's ashtray while he was reporting the news. Good times.

[Lulu KC]

9. Yes--because smoking was good for you!

Doctors smoked in ads.

[jalan48]

10. I got a 50's Life Magazine at a garage sale that had an ad with Ronald Reagan smoking a Camel cigarette.

I loved Huntley/Brinkley though. Just the news and no fluff.

[WarGamer]

3. Did you look at your chart? It goes against your OP

Less than 10k households in 1950 paid the top rate... and the the top 1% paid LESS taxes than they do today.

This is a common mistake... in reality almost NO ONE paid top marginal rates.

[MichMan]

4. According to that data, the top 1% are paying a much higher amount of the total taxes collected then they were back then

Now it's 40% and back in the 50's it was 30-35%

[SheltieLover]

5. K&R!

[0rganism]

8. Ask for the 1950s, get the 1850s