> Luke Weiger <lweiger at umich.edu> writes:
>
> > I'd imagine much higher rates on any income earned in
> > excess of $150,000 would go a long way towards providing
> > the money needed by the public sector.
>
> This part of the tax curve is already plenty progressive.
Don't know why you would say that. I believe that maximum federal income tax rate is now around 35%--which I think is exceptionally low by first world standards (though I'm sure there are outliers).
-- Luke