Wow, history proves your theory wrong. In the twenties the top tax rate was reduced from 73% to 25% and revenues went up government outlays were reduced by 50% and the country paid down some debt. ( the last time that has ever happened).
In the eighties the top tax rates were reduced from over 70% to 39.6% and revenue went up, unfortunately spending was not reduced so the deficit grew. Today we borrow nearly 40% of what we spend. So by your logic taxes would need to be increased by at least 40% since money tends to flee or go underground as taxes increase.
(look no farther than New Jersey for an example) Revenues today are about equal to federal outlays of 2007 (about $2.5 trillion) so by simply reducing spending to 2007 levels the deficit would almost disappear.
Please do a little more research. http://www.heritage.org/research/taxes/b... The Reagan tax cuts, like similar measures enacted in the 1920s and 1960s, showed that reducing excessive tax rates stimulates growth, reduces tax avoidance, and can increase the amount and share of tax payments generated by the rich. High top tax rates can induce counterproductive behavior and suppress revenues, factors that are usually missed or understated in government static revenue analysis.
The causes for the huge government deficits are unrestrained government spending, increases in entitlement spending, increases in defense spending, and weak economic conditions. Tax rate decreases usually result in increased economic growth and increased government revenues. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curv...
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.