I mean, you talked about where we were back in Reagan and what things were like under Eisenhower and those tax rates, but There's been a steady decline in what the rich have paid, which is why you have these monstrous discrepancies in what the rich have and what the poorest and frankly, what the middle class have. And that's just because of the way it's not any new brilliance or any new inventions. It's mostly just financial maneuvering on their behalf of spending money to try and get more elected officials who will then give them more tax breaks. (08:57–09:11)
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Asserts that tax contributions by the wealthy have declined, leading to income inequality.
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