The stability of any nation depends largely on the existence of a prosperous, large middle class. Preferably, it should grow. Instead, the number of poor is growing. Since the 1980s our progressive income tax brackets have been altered and the upper brackets were removed.
LETTER: Proposal to raise taxes on rich is reasonable
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 5:53 p.m. CDT
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