Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Lizzy Borden Took a Tax Dear Bangor Daily News: The late actor Jack Lord was born 22 days before the World Almanac says Republicans acquired Congress and the presidency from 1921 to 1933. Ntu.org says Republicans lowered the top marginal tax rate in stages from 73% in 1921 to 24% in 1929, the year we first shattered the world economy. Democrats raised it to 92% in 1952 and 1953, the years bls.gov says unemployment fell to 3.0% and 2.9%. It stayed at 91% from 1954 through 1963 while unemployment averaged 5.4% / year, nyse.tv says the Dow grew 17.2% / year and treasurydirect.gov says national debt rose 1.27% / year. Except spiking 1968 - 1970 (Apollo 11 launched 7/16/69), it was lowered by Democrats to 70% between 1964 - 1980, while unemployment averaged 5.5% / year, the Dow rose 2.6% / year, and national debt rose 11.2% / year. Republicans lowered the top rate in st...