I think it's more that getting knocked into the next tax bracket is better than making less money. Because you inherently still make more money due to how tax b

I think it's more that getting knocked into the next tax bracket is better than making less money. Because you inherently still make more money due to how tax brackets works. I'm guessing this is an allusion to how many people don't understand how tax brackets work and think that you can make more money, get taxed more, and then end up with less than if you never made more money.