Not sure if it explains everything though. The comparison may not be fair, but the tax rates in US ~ the 50s and 60s were fairly high too, and yet it led to pos

Not sure if it explains everything though. The comparison may not be fair, but the tax rates in US ~ the 50s and 60s were fairly high too, and yet it led to post-WW2 boom: Dwight D. Eisenhower Marginal Tax Rate on Regular Income over $400,000: 92% - 91% Maximum Tax Rate on Long-Term Capital Gains: 25% Source: http://news.yahoo.com/eisenhower-obama-wealthiest-americans-pay-taxes-193734550--abc-news.html http://news.yahoo.com/eisenhower-obama-wealthiest-americans-...