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Why the American Tax System is Such a Mess

Ones and Tooze

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The American Income Tax System Is Quite Progressive

Soso: American income tax, if you pay it, is really quite progressive. And some would argue, in fact, that it's one of the most progressive income tax systems in the world. So the rates go up steeply, and people on lower incomes gely exempted. The inequalities around income tax and arise in the united states from the wide open possibilities of re defining income in various forms so it doesn't fall under the tax.

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