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Reported income is not comparable to effort or economic activity.

The Slate article states that when income tax rate increases, the rich report less income, by fudging their taxes. It says nothing about rich people expending less effort.



You should read paragraph number 5 again. It concedes that at least 25% of the reduction in reported income is due to working less.


Yup. One of the options for a middle class couple is the non breader winner of a middle class couples could decide to work less.

I reread your comments (upthread). I imagined you were trotting out the "discouraged rich people" trope. My apologies.


Well, to be fair to you, I was trotting out the discouraged rich people trope.

It's rich people who have the most elastic working hours and income.




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