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		ojbyrne on Jan 29, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Technology and wealth inequality I don't see how you can reconcile "always" with the fact that the US had a top marginal tax rate of 92% in 1952. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_State... You're leaving out the role of social upheaval.

invalidOrTaken on Jan 29, 2014 [–]

You're right, I am.

But what does that tell you about where we're headed?

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