tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448927642739850334.post5679621428382934087..comments2023-10-29T08:06:00.610+00:00Comments on The Political Economist: Percentages and inequality: graph of the weekVuk Vukovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878567452492217960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448927642739850334.post-61298944231888474132012-01-25T16:17:19.040+00:002012-01-25T16:17:19.040+00:00that's true, as is predicted by the Laffer cur...that's true, as is predicted by the Laffer curve - the higher the tax rate, the more evasion, especially among the rich.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413273098082958690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448927642739850334.post-88727568862431991962012-01-24T21:34:42.606+00:002012-01-24T21:34:42.606+00:00It would be interesting to progress this back all ...It would be interesting to progress this back all the way to the 1950's when there was a much higher upper marginal rate. <br /><br />My guess is that with the higher rates, the total tax paid by the top 1% was lower. Meaning that to increase progressivity you gain more by lowering rates. (naturally at some point there would be diminishing returns.)kyle8http://impudent.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.com