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...have heard plenty of liberals say the wealthy need to pay their fair share. Well, according to Fortune, in 2006, the wealthiest 3% of taxpayers paid 54% of all income taxes. Democratic President John F. Kennedy reduced the highest marginal tax rate from 90% to 70% because he felt that all taxpayers, regardless of financial status, deserved to keep more of their money. The change led to increased economic activity, more jobs, and more savings. Kent Frederick, Chicago
...tire of seeing glib swipes at him because journalists think the public enjoys reading them [Nov. 10]. Biden has given tremendous service to this country and to the world. His life has been eventful--sometimes unfathomably painful--and he always gets up. He is a treasure. Noralee Bauthues Stewart, FAIR OAKS, CALIF...
...past 35 years, Bartley says that a fair share of famous faces have walked through the restaurant’s doors...
Alan M. Dershowitz has been a professor at Harvard Law School since 1964, and he’s met his fair share of would-be presidents: a couple dozen from HLS, he estimates, and maybe three or four from the College. Most of them fit the same good-looking stereotype, Dershowitz said. They were always men, of course. “Very tall, chiseled face, you know, with a lot of gravitas.” “I think people used to look at themselves in the mirror and think, ‘I look presidential...
...South Africa’s leaders have offered little prospect of hope for Tsvangirai and a fair power-sharing agreement. President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa was never an impartial mediator. Mbeki and Mugabe have been called close allies, and a source at the recent South African Development Community (SADC) summit negotiations said Mbeki will not stand up to Mugabe. Mbeki has supported Mugabe’s control over ministry appointments. According to the Zimbabwe Independent, Tsvangirai listed to the SADC examples showing that Mbeki could not act “fairly and impartially...