Quote from hermit:
The history of the top on tax rate along side the corresponding economic performance, by presidency:
Best performing administrations by real, per capita, debt adjusted growth in GDP, since WWII, annualized:
#1) Johnson: 3.1%
#2) Kennedy: 2.9%
#3) Eisenhower: 0.40%
Rank of the highest average marginal taxes by presidency since WWII
#1) Eisenhower: 91.13%
#2) Kennedy: 91%
#3) Johnson: 72.45%
Rank of worst performing administrations by real, per capita, debt adjusted growth in GDP, since WWII, annualized:
Bush I: -6.27% (that's a big minus sign, in case you missed it)
Bush II: -4,03%
Reagan: -3.25%
Rank of the lowest average marginal taxes by presidency since WWII
#1) Bush I: 29.5%
#2) Bush II: 35.96%
#3) Clinton: 39.6%