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bigfishrunningyesterday at 8:13 PM1 replyview on HN

When income tax was first implemented, less then 1% of people had to pay it. Taxes are a slippery slope, and that number will slide down.


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AnthonyMouseyesterday at 8:20 PM

They don't even have to change the number. Per capita GDP growth and inflation cause the same number to impact more ordinary people over time by doing nothing.