From 1940s-1980, the wealthiest paid 70-94% marginal tax rates. Zero of them went broke from taxation. Zero of them left the USA. All remained exceedingly wealthy, manufacturing boomed, AND we had the strongest middle class growth in US History.

Let's do that again. #TaxTheRich

@QasimRashid

But then they'd just reinvest in their business. They'd build a company that would last a century, investing a lot in their reputation. They'd probably stop cutting so many corners in the name of quarterly profits, and have a longer term view. Do we really want that?