The US did so well in the 1950s because it was post World War II, Europe's infrastructure and factories had been destroyed. If everyone has a job and there's then yeah, the country's going to do well. The point being no one apparently paid that 90% tax rate. It became very difficult for them to levy taxes on anyoneBecause everyone was finding every loophole and they ended up taking in less tax.

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