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[–] Lemmeenym@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The highest tax rate on income is 37%. The effective tax rate of the people who have income in that bracket is significantly lower.

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

You're only considering federal income tax. There's also state income tax, sales tax, property tax, social security, and other state taxes. It's nearly 50% in many cases.