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Tag Archives: Progressive tax
Progressive at What Cost?
Last week I explained the rationale behind a progressive tax model, and outlined how it can be determined in a reasonably fair fashion. But determination and application are two different things. For roughly a century, since the passage of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill of Rights, Income tax, Progressive tax, Tax evasion
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Fair and Balanced
Much is said and written about the high burden of income taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The top 20% of earners contribute over three-quarters of federal income tax revenues, despite collecting about half of the overall nation’s income. At first … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Income tax, Marginal utility, Progressive tax, Tax
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