Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century

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"All told, over the period 1932-1980, nearly half a century, the top federal income tax rate in the United States averaged 81 percent."

Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century

"Protectionism does not produce wealth, and free trade and economic openness are ultimately in everyone’s interest"

Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century

"They (economists) must set aside their contempt for other disciplines and their absurd claim to greater scientific legitimacy, despite the fact that they know almost nothing about anything."

Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century