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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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[-] heggs_bayer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe if we put it in terms of football fields or empire state buildings or number of burgers... thonk

[-] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

"The difference between the length of a football and a football field" gets us in the ballpark, but it understates it by about a factor of 3; a football is ~1 foot, and a football field is 300 feet (360 with the endzones).

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

Or 9/11s

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