Higher Taxes for Better Growth?

The chart from Congressional Budget Office data shows the steady increase in progressivity over the last three decades, such that 94 percent of the federal tax burden is now paid by the top 20 percent of households.  This is likely a contributing factor in the slowdown in economic growth over the same period.

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