{"id":329,"date":"2010-06-28T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jjmata.com\/?p=329"},"modified":"2010-08-10T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T22:05:03","slug":"modern-times-tax-rates-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jjmata.com\/?p=329","title":{"rendered":"US Tax rates in modern times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> have you ever asked yourself what the maximum rate to optimally tax a Nation should be? <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/ezra-klein\/2010\/08\/where_does_the_laffer_curve_be.html\">Some people have<\/a>, so don&#8217;t worry &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Having perspective proves invaluable when formulating any sort of opinion.  What do you think about the recent outcry regarding tax rates?  Do you have an opinion of what the &#8220;right&#8221; level of taxation should be?  Is 25% too much?  Is 5% too little?  How much should be taxed and how (directly\/indirectly)?<\/p>\n<p>Here is some hard data to jump-start any conversation:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_334\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jjmata.com\/wp-acr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/average_federal_tax_rates_by_income_quintile.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jjmata.com\/wp-acr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/average_federal_tax_rates_by_income_quintile.png?resize=600%2C480\" alt=\"\" title=\"average_federal_tax_rates_by_income_quintile\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jjmata.com\/wp-acr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/average_federal_tax_rates_by_income_quintile.png?w=600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jjmata.com\/wp-acr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/average_federal_tax_rates_by_income_quintile.png?resize=300%2C240 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Greg Mankiw's blog<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Originally posted here: <a href='http:\/\/gregmankiw.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/average-federal-tax-rates-by-income.html'>average federal tax rates by income quintile (PNG Image, 600&#215;480 pixels)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: have you ever asked yourself what the maximum rate to optimally tax a Nation should be? 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