In his column yesterday, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman made the
case for how the pro-union and high-tax policies of the 1950s led to
America’s unparalleled economic success from the end of World War II
until the mid-1970s. The essay is a classic example of how to use a few
correct facts to make a completely illogical argument. First Krugman
says “Above all, the success of the postwar American economy
demonstrates that, contrary to today’s conservative orthodoxy, you can
have prosperity without demeaning workers and coddling the rich.†The
only evidence of “coddling†he cites is lower tax rates...
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/dustin-siggins/2012/11/20/debunking-paul-krugmans-beloved-91-percent-tax-myth
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/dustin-siggins/2012/11/20/debunking-paul-krugmans-beloved-91-percent-tax-myth
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