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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 3460204" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>Tax rates in the 1950's were indeed much higher. Paying for WWII, Korea The Cold War along with post WWII baby boom driven demand for new schools hospitals housing and infrastructure drove the need for more tax revenue. Yes rates were high but things got done. Based on today's anti tax political climate what do you think  are the odds of the interstate highway act which resulted in the construction of today's interstate highway system getting past. If low taxes are the driver of prosperity then why can't we find the money to do repairs and upgrades? We made a successful moon landing and not just once yet today we can't even find the money to keep the low orbit space shuttle fleet going. In fact according to the Trump administration we don't even have money for Meals on Wheels.</p></blockquote><p></p>