![As the upper income tax is increased beyond 50% the revenue collected is reduced as people are more likely to evade taxes or look for additional deductions. Only the wealthy are affected, and they have the most choices. Increasing revenue in the current year, though, is not the most important consideration in choosing a tax rate. The greatest growth in tax revenue and employment comes for an upper tax bracket of between 86 and 90%. Data is for the United States.[1][2][3]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Effective_tax_rate_in_the_US_by_top_tax_rate.svg)
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As the upper income tax is increased beyond 50% the revenue collected is reduced as people are more likely to evade taxes or look for additional deductions. Only the wealthy are affected, and they have the most choices. Increasing revenue in the current year, though, is not the most important consideration in choosing a tax rate. The greatest growth in tax revenue and employment comes for an upper tax bracket of between 86 and 90%. Data is for the United States.[1][2][3] |
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