
Fran Lebowitz’s Guide to Life (And Parties)
Death, Sex & Money
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Is Your Tax Situation Helping You Predict Elections?
"I have felt most of my adult life pretty much like the designated taxpayer in New York," she says. "My tax situation has helped me predict elections because I only make money during democratic administrations." In 1978, if you made a hundred thousand dollars a year, that was the top tax bracket. The taxes were 70%, 7-0. That's what he paid for his first book, 70%. He never paid less than 50% of his income in taxes.
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