it's a bell curve, taxes too low and govt doesn't make enough, taxes too high and people are disincentivized to pay taxes, invest, start businesses, etc. > won

it's a bell curve, taxes too low and govt doesn't make enough, taxes too high and people are disincentivized to pay taxes, invest, start businesses, etc. > won't really make that much of a difference is that you hunch or you have data? I remember seeing the bell curve in an undergrad business class. I'd imagine a 20% vs 45% tax will absolutely have different outcomes. If someone is already dodging taxes then they will probably continue but the next generation of millionaires should never start. That's why I think it's related to pirating movies, it's a similar dynamic.