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Tax Rates for Individuals and Corporations in the USA since 1950
Most Americans seem unaware that individual and corporate tax rates are the lowest in 75 years Below is a clean, data-driven summary (1950–2026, USA) using representative benchmark years (since yearly statutory structures are complex and bracketed). 1) US Tax Rates (Top Marginal) — 1950–2026 Key Takeaways 3) Middle Class Size (Share of Population) Trend: 4) 📉 Graph:…
Wealth inequality in the USA
From a brief prompt, AI delivered the following: To put that into perspective, the richest 1% have a total wealth of approximately $55 trillion, roughly equal to the combined wealth of the entire bottom 90%!!! Wealth distribution in the US is quite skewed. The top 1% of households hold around 30.5% of the country’s wealth,…
USA involvement in Iran
This is the result of a quick AI query. Special note that it leaves out the killing of over 100 schoolgirls by the USA and the destruction of many hospitals, universities and other infrastructure by the USA and Israel. Note also that it leaves out the Iran Contra affair in which the USA illegally sold…
Spreading Peace and Freedom (sarcasm intended)
Here’s a list of countries where the USA has been involved in various military actions, coups, assassinations, or economic sanctions since World War II: Latin America and Caribbean: Asia: Africa: Europe: Middle East: This list is not exhaustive, and there may be other countries where the USA has been involved in various capacities. Would you…
Costa Rica
An attempt to recapture a travel adventure from 1987 In March of 1987, I had completed another two years at the University of Washington to obtain teaching certifications in biology, chemistry and general science. I had previously graduated in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology. I will brag that I finished with a 3.86…
Turkey
This is an attempt to recapture the 45 days I spent in the country of Turkey in the Winter of 1983. I had written extensively in journals about this time period, but have been unable to locate my journals, so I am left with my memory. As I have been recollecting this journey, so many…
Taiwan
Taiwan’s population in 2026 is estimated at approximately 23.01 to 24.1 million people. Where do I start?! What an amazing trip! I hadn’t traveled solo in six or seven years, so I had forgotten just how at home I feel on the road by myself. I love what happens when I travel. I took a long time deciding where to travel. I arranged for my wife’s parents…
The Unanticipated Impact of Seemingly Small Decisions in Life
It has always fascinated me to think about how small decisions I have made eventually led to major impacts on my life. We often make seemingly insignificant decisions dozens of times per day without thinking too much of it, but in reality, your present place in life can be traced back to those moments of…
Greenland
https://poseidonexpeditions.com/about/articles/who-owns-greenland-and-why-10-facts-about-the-world-s-largest-island/ https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025/02/through-indigenous-eyes-the-colonial-history-of-greenland-and-why-it-matters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Greenland https://www.google.com/search?q=the+history+of+Greenland&oq=the+history+of+Greenland&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDwgAEEUYORiDARixAxiABDIHCAEQABiABDIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMggIBxAAGBYYHjIICAgQABgWGB4yCAgJEAAYFhgeMggIChAAGBYYHjIICAsQABgWGB4yCAgMEAAYFhgeMggIDRAAGBYYHjIICA4QABgWGB7SAQkxMTg3MGowajSoAg6wAgHxBWPA0_rTwfLk&client=ms-android-comcast-us-rvc3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#sv=CBASlQgKkggKBtrZ29IPABKHCArMAQrJAbrZ29IPwgEKK2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9NHR3d1JSSjh4NE0SB1lvdVR1YmUahQFodHRwczovL2VuY3J5cHRlZC10Ym4yLmdzdGF0aWMuY29tL2Zhdmljb25WMj91cmw9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20mY2xpZW50PUFJTSZzaXplPTEyOCZ0eXBlPUZBVklDT04mZmFsbGJhY2tfb3B0cz1UWVBFLFNJWkUsVVJMIAE4AQqJAgqGAtLZ29IP_wEKKkdyZWVubGFuZDogQnJpZWYgRmFjdHMgfCBIaXN0b3J5IE1hZGUgRWFzeRIraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_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_-ARLZASLWAS9zZWFyY2gvYWJvdXQtdGhpcy1yZXN1bHQ_b3JpZ2luPXd3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tJnJlcT1DaXRvZEhSd2N6b3ZMM2QzZHk1NWIzVjBkV0psTG1OdmJTOTNZWFJqYUQ5MlBUUjBkM2RTVWtvNGVEUk5Fak1LSndvQ0NIRUtJUWhkWWgwS0RHTnZkVzUwY25sZmJtRnRaUklOVlc1cGRHVmtJRk4wWVhSbGN4SUVDZ0lJUnhvQ0NBQWFBQ0lDRUFGSUFGZ0FhQUEmaGw9ZW4tVVMmZ2w9VVMaFmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmdvb2dsZS5jb21aAGABaAFwAHgAIOvInckEMAFKCBACGAEgASgB
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