Contrast that with George W. Bush who entered office with a top rate just under 40 percent and wrapped up his presidency with a top rate of 35 percent.

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Three of the year's top five donors were under 40.

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By 2007, after a quarter century of tax rate cuts under Reaganomics, the top 1% paid 40.4% of all income taxes, close to twice their share of income.

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Mr Stoiber promises to bring down the top income-tax rate from a current 48.5% to under 40%.

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