How high can the federal tax bill be jacked before it topples on the economy, impairing earning power and crushing incentive?
Many economists thought the limit had been reached in wartime 1945, when the U.S. Treasury collected a record total of $43,353,000,00029.5% of the national income. Last week the Bureau of Internal Revenue published a report which showed that the end is still nowhere in sight. Last year Washington collected a total of $56,093,339,42920.7% of the national incomeand moved on with still higher rates, e.g., an increase of 11% in income taxes, to collect still more this year. Of 1951'S...
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