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I know this is kind of a lib thing to complain about, but it really is insane how much electoral mileage the GOP gets out of the fact that its own voters don't understand marginal tax rates. (hexbear.net)

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I see this become apparent on social media every so often and it's really just depressing how widespread the misunderstanding is.

51% of Americans who were polled in a 2021 survey agreed with the statement that "You pay your marginal tax rate on all of your income".

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

It really is amazing how that stupid grift still works. It's worth commenting on because it shouldn't be a thing anymore and yet here we are 24 years after Will Smith dropped Willennium and people still don't get it.

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