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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 884305" data-attributes="member: 249">I'll gladly educate you on taxes considering it appears you need a lot of educating.  Although the tax rates were in the 90% range in the 1950s and 60s the taxes collected by the government as a percentage of GDP are hardly any different that of today.  I give you exhibit A.It doesn't matter where the tax rate is the tax revenue is nearly the same.  The capital gains tax is a different animal.  The higher the rate the lower the revenue.  Now I'm certain your with Obama on this one that the rate has less to do with the actual revenue and more about "fairness".  As we all know to you libs "fairness" is more important than revenue or facts.</blockquote>