its a 52% combined marginal rate, Exactly. The. Point. Go read the my comment in context... Not only do I set out to illudtrate the marginal tax rate, I expres

its a 52% combined marginal rate, Exactly. The. Point. Go read the my comment in context... Not only do I set out to illudtrate the marginal tax rate, I expressly not that it is not the average rate. There is a reason for that, which I mention earlier...too. Which I won't repeat myself to point out here.