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sunshowers • yesterday at 10:27 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

Well, the general economic consensus is that for income taxes, the revenue-maximizing peak of the Laffer curve is around 65-70% [1]. Revenue maximization isn't necessarily the right primary goal, though.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve#Income_tax_rate_a...