The 1951 to 1954 period had marginal tax rates on dividends of up to 91% and you note the top marginal taxes on income of 70% from 1956 through 1969.

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Regional workforce figures show that during the same period there was only a marginal change in the numbers of district nursing staff across the region.

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During that period the income tax was very high marginal rates and holes you could drive a truck through.

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Thus, even if the company manages to double its market share by the end of our forecast period, it will only have a marginal impact on its stock price.

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Jed Kolko at Trulia shows that in nearly every market, potential buyers with an expected holding period of five years or more and a combined state and local marginal tax rate of 25 percent or higher are better off financially owning than renting.

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