The two are related, though. The decrease in tax rates was one of the main causes of the increase in startups, and if higher taxes made it harder to get rich from a startup, fewer people would do it.
Also, people in mid-century were richer than statistics indicate:
The two are related, though. The decrease in tax rates was one of the main causes of the increase in startups, and if higher taxes made it harder to get rich from a startup, fewer people would do it.
Also, people in mid-century were richer than statistics indicate:
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