July 25, 200818 yr No, but while in Israel he did request a visit to his birthplace in Bethlehem. ...
July 25, 200818 yr Hopefully Obama lowers taxes on the rich like JFK did, because he is holding the exact opposite stance from JFK on that issue. If I'm not mistaken, the tax rate on the highest income bracket during the late Eisenhower years was at 90 or 91 percent.
July 25, 200818 yr If I'm not mistaken, the tax rate on the highest income bracket during the late Eisenhower years was at 90 or 91 percent. The rate for income over $400k was 91% through 1963 when it "dropped" to 77% starting in 1964. It doesn't look like JFK lowered taxes.
July 26, 200818 yr I watched a good deal of this speech. It was for the most part pretty good but I thought the CNN commentators were going to need a cigarette after it ended. :laugh::laugh::laugh:
July 27, 200818 yr The rate for income over $400k was 91% through 1963 when it "dropped" to 77% starting in 1964. It doesn't look like JFK lowered taxes.Kennedy proposed the tax cuts and they were signed into law after his death. They are widely known as Kennedy's tax cuts because he deserved the credit for pushing them through Congress.
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