What nongovernment entity is going to lay out the necessary billions of dollars if politically minded state rate-setters won't let them recover both the capital outlay and the true cost of maintenance, not to mention earning a decent return for shareholders and creditors?

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This is particularly true of the baby boomers as they hit their peak earning years of between 45 and 65.

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As a result, by 2009, these Reagan Republican tax policies led to the middle 20% of income earners, the true middle class, paying only 2.7% of all federal income taxes, while earning 15% of before-tax income.

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In sharp contrast, in that same year, the middle 20% of income earners, the true middle class, paid 2.7% of total federal individual income taxes on net, while earning 15% of before-tax income.

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