the peak long-term capital gains tax rate has often been much higher throughout history. Here's a look at what's happened with maximum capital gains tax rates over the past 95 years. As you can ...

So history suggests that tax rates will soon start going up ... The federal portion of that tax revenue--the blue part in the chart below--is in the same range as it has been in since 1950 ...

Mitchell's, Backgrounder, The Historical Lessons of Lower Tax Rates, published July 19, 1996. The original publication, found here, contains footnotes and numerous charts.

As the chart above shows ... In other words, there is an historical inverse relationship between the top marginal income tax rates and the tax burden on “the rich.” Lower top marginal tax ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. This post has a simple purpose: to remind people of the ...

The chart below sets forth a list of recent tax legislation impacting individual income tax rates and, often, capital gains rates specifically. Of course, this history does not encompass or limit ...

High-income earners shelter less and earn more when top tax rates fall. That shouldn’t astonish anyone. The chart below shows the inverse relationship between the highest tax rate applied and ...