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The way you word your comment implies that this statement is patently false. Can you explain further? Are you saying that low earners do not choose to work les
by cbhl 13y ago
The way you word your comment implies that this statement is patently false. Can you explain further?
Are you saying that low earners do not choose to work less, and if so, can you explain why this is the case?
- jmalicki 13y agoIn the United States, at least, the poor often have marginal tax rates nearing or beyond 100%, once you include loss of means-tested benefits. If high tax rates affect work ethic, it is most pronounced among the working poor in the United States. See, for example, http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2012/07/effective-marginal-tax-rate.html http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2012/07/effective-marginal-ta...