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Political Factoid
Some people view wealthy conservatives like
Sheldon Adelson* and the Koch Brothers** as
evidence that the super-wealthy should be
be paying far more taxes than they are today.
Back in Eisenhower's day when the
nation was paying off a massive war debt,
the top tax rate was 72%, instead of today's
far lower rates and endless loopholes.
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The Casino Mogul who kept giving millions of dollars to the
2012 Newt Gingrich political campaign, and subsequently
for Mitt Romney.
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The super wealthy financial backers of key conservative
Republicans, lobbyists, and campaign SuperPACs.
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cf.
812,
1515,
810,
811,
1427,
2659
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