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[โ€“] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

iirc in the 50s the us taxed rich people out of 90% of their wealth.

obviously they rolled that back because they werent deposed like they should be, but really makes you think.

[โ€“] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Officially this was the case, but nobody really paid that. Capital gains were still around 20%, around where they're at today, and that's how most of them got wealthy.