Originally Posted by tony286

Im a fan of Bruce Bartlett, I assume you know who he is. He worked for Reagan and Bush the first and I wrote him last night. Because I didnt know if the taxes were high in the 50's but with deductions they paid so much less was truthful or not. So I emailed Mr Bartlett and surprise surprise he responded it was very short but he doesnt know me why should it be longer but he responded.
My email to him

I have a question for you. Im in a political argument. The person is saying in the 50's even though the Tax rates were higher with deductions people actually paid much less than they do now. Is that so?
Thanks
Tony
His response: no

And man its refreshing when you get your info from a guy who helped set policy not a pundit.