Which Taxes Have Been Choking American Growth?

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Autocratic forces are ascendant in America. But truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against the unrestrained exercise of power. At a time when billionaire owners of corporate media are making accommodations to political leaders, our nonprofit newsroom cannot be bought or broken. Please stand with us.

President Trump today:

“We must, we have no choice, we must lower our taxes,” @realDonaldTrump says in Missouri

— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) August 30, 2017

Whether we “must” lower our taxes is a matter of opinion, I suppose. However, the question of how high our taxes are is a matter of fact. So here you go: