you do remember we fought this tiny war in the 40s that needed to be repaid? Seems to me that a lot of people have no problem being patriotic, until it hits the

you do remember we fought this tiny war in the 40s that needed to be repaid? Seems to me that a lot of people have no problem being patriotic, until it hits their wallet. Is 90% tax rate optimal? Maybe not, but it just goes to show you that even with a 90% tax rate, it wasn't the end of the world. Funny, during the red scare, 90% tax rate was still considered capitalism, and now a 39% instead of 35% is considered communism.