On MSNBC Wednesday (9-21-11), appearing from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., director and producer Ron Howard said he would be open to the wealthy paying more taxes. “Well, to be honest, I remember on the ‘Andy Griffith Show’ when income taxes for the upper levels were as much as 90 percent,” Howard said. “And that’s the era that we often look back to with great nostalgia and it was a time of tremendous growth. So you know, I’m not averse to paying some taxes to try to help the country grow and help the economy grow.” Well let me tell ya something Opie! You are right the tax rate from 1960-1968 was 21% to 91%. However what you are not telling anyone is that was a GROSS income tax not a net income tax. Now anyone knows that you have expenditures which lowers your taxable income. And besides how would you know about nostalgia you were only 9-15 years old when you were on that show! And you didn't get the money your parents did. Geez!