• lime!@feddit.nu
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    10 hours ago

    if i specifically were to earn 277k that’s currently taxed 48% in the system we use, and if we got rid of our progressive brackets it would be taxed at 33%. but we’re not talking about specific countries, we’re talking about removing progressive taxation from a hypothetical economy to replace in with… what? flat rates?

    progressive taxation is an umbrella term for a bunch of systems all over the world. the only thing in common is that as income goes up, so does the percentage of it you need to pay in taxes.