Totally missed the mark on "higher and taxes"
tax rates today are MUCH lower than 1958
btw - John Birch society = batshit crazy nutbags who thought fluride in the water was a communist plot and I believe accused Eisenhower of being a communist and accused him of treason (sound familiar 333?)
That is utter horseshit. While the nominal rates were higher - nobody paid that.
HOWEVER - we as americans are now taxed to death on real estate, sales, transaction, income, capitals gains, surcharges, energy , and a whole host of other assorted taxes.