Income Inequality & Taxation
Income inequality is a major problem in the US, but the Gini inequality index can be reduced significantly by a simple linear tax schedule which is negative (subsidy) for zero income and applies a fixed marginal rate to any income above zero. Our reference article and associated Excel files are available below.
Income Inequality & Taxation (PDF)
2017 Census Income Table
2017 IRS Income Table
Income inequality is a major problem in the US, but the Gini inequality index can be reduced significantly by a simple linear tax schedule which is negative (subsidy) for zero income and applies a fixed marginal rate to any income above zero. Our reference article and associated Excel files are available below.
Income Inequality & Taxation (PDF)
2017 Census Income Table
2017 IRS Income Table