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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Marginal Tax Rates – International Comparison

MARGINAL TAX RATES - THE BASICS
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/column-what-the-ocasio-cortez-scalise-debate-teaches-us-about-the-marginal-tax-rate

The trade-off between efficiency and equity
Why 70 per cent tax rates would require capital controls

Sweden has long had high top tax rates without stifling growth

What Americans Don’t Get About Nordic Countries
“But this vision of homogenous, altruistic Nordic lands is mostly a fantasy. The choices Nordic countries have made have little to do with altruism or kinship. Rather, Nordic people have made their decisions out of self-interest. Nordic nations offer their citizens—all of their citizens, but especially the middle class—high-quality services that save people a lot of money, time, and trouble. This is what Americans fail to understand: My taxes in Finland were used to pay for top-notch services for me.”

Why Danes Happily Pay High Rates of Taxes

How Can Scandinavians Tax So Much?