Why do we have a bracketed tax system, and why don’t we use flat tax rates for everyone?
As ELI5 as was explained to me: A flat tax, like 11%, would be a larger share of a low earning citizen than a high earning citizen. A person earning $100 would be more affected by paying $11 dollars than a person earning $100,000 would be paying $11,000.
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As ELI5 as was explained to me: A flat tax, like 11%, would be a larger share of a low earning citizen than a high earning citizen. A person earning $100 would be more affected by paying $11 dollars than a person earning $100,000 would be paying $11,000.
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Key Concepts: Earning, citizen, person
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Is there a simple explanation for why we have a bracketed tax system, and why don't we use flat tax rates for everyone?
As ELI5 as was explained to me: A flat tax, like 11%, would be a larger share of a low earning citizen than a high earning citizen. A person earning $100 would be more affected by paying $11 dollars than a person earning $100,000 would be paying…
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This is a focused answer at 43 words, ranked #340 of 500 Society questions by depth. The key concepts covered are earning, citizen, person.
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