Quote Originally Posted by alawa
Furthermore, basic math will tell you that if one person is taxed 10 [percent] and makes 40k they will pay 4k in taxes, whereas if you make 280k you will pay 28k in taxes, thus they pay more, but the percentage is the same.
Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
Except the problem is our tax system isnt proportional yet progressive. So your basic math example is quite useless.
A progressive tax is a tax imposed so that the tax rate increases as the amount to which the rate is applied increases. The term "progressive tax" can be applied to any type of tax. It is frequently applied in reference to income taxes, where people with more disposable income pay a higher percentage of that income in tax than do those with less income.
Isn't that what he said?