In the United States, President Eisenhower was a Republican and he used social programs to build the US interstate highway system and the infrastructure necessary for the predecessor to our modern airport infrastructure and space program.
The highest top marginal tax rate during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency (1953-1961) was 91%, which applied to the highest income bracket.
(Note: In 1952 and 1953, the top rate was 92%, dropping to 91% for 1954–1963.)
In the United States, President Eisenhower was a Republican and he used social programs to build the US interstate highway system and the infrastructure necessary for the predecessor to our modern airport infrastructure and space program.
The highest top marginal tax rate during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency (1953-1961) was 91%, which applied to the highest income bracket. (Note: In 1952 and 1953, the top rate was 92%, dropping to 91% for 1954–1963.)
Much to today’s conservative’s dismay, President Eisenhower, being the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, was, dare I say, an axiomatic anti-fascist.
He also warned against the “the disastrous consequences” (his words) of the entrenchment of the military industrial complex.