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  • Taxes Haven’t Changed Much, But Spending Has

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    Taxes Haven’t Changed Much, But Spending Has

    When issues of taxes and government budget are discussed, we sometimes hear of the “good old days” when top marginal tax rates and corporate tax rates were much higher. Back then, the federal government was able to fund everything we wanted to fund, like investment in infrastructure and in science and education. Those “good old…

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    Not Everyone Defines “Middle Class” Like President Obama

    Politicians talk about the “middle class” often. The President highlighted policies aimed at helping the middle class in his budget proposal. And The New York Times recently wrote about the shrinking middle class. But how do we define the “middle class”? Who is and who isn’t in it?

  • Taxes Haven’t Changed Much, But Spending Has

    •

    Taxes Haven’t Changed Much, But Spending Has

    When issues of taxes and government budget are discussed, we sometimes hear of the “good old days” when top marginal tax rates and corporate tax rates were much higher. Back then, the federal government was able to fund everything we wanted to fund, like investment in infrastructure and in science and education. Those “good old…

  • •

    Not Everyone Defines “Middle Class” Like President Obama

    Politicians talk about the “middle class” often. The President highlighted policies aimed at helping the middle class in his budget proposal. And The New York Times recently wrote about the shrinking middle class. But how do we define the “middle class”? Who is and who isn’t in it?