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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]10/17/2010 3:52:14 pm PDT

re: #103 sattv4u2

Income

The key concept of progressive income taxation is that income is considered in different steps, where income earned between certain points will be taxed at a certain rate. This is done to avoid creating incentive traps, where earning more might actually decrease your income (e.g., if income up to 10,000 is untaxed and after 10,001 you pay 10%, you will receive 9,000.90 if you make 10,001 and 10,000 if you make 10,000). The size and severity of the different steps varies a great deal and the differences inside the term “progressive” can be enormous. In this sense, it is not surprising that most economists support progressive taxation to some degree - the primary differences come when looking at the maximum income taxes that the highest earners might have to pay.

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Gee,, where have I heard that before !?!?


hey dude

YOU KNOW THA’S NOT HOW OUR INCOME TAX WORKS, RIGHT?