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Submitted by Brad, Aug 18, 2008 12:45

While Sean's comment (that we shouldn't confuse marginal tax rates with effective tax rates) is generally accurate, it is only marginally applicable here. For any couple whose incomes surpass the $357,000 cut-off by any substantial amount, it could be said that most of the woman's income will likely be taxed at the highest level (and such a characterization would be entirely appropriate where the woman has some interest in leaving the work force.

As for Vequor's critique, you've entirely missed the point if you read this article as telling a sob story about rich couples having to pay higher taxes. Instead, this is about our economy devoting scarce resources to these women's education only to see them leave the workforce (and not purely because they find other pursuits more fulfilling or more worthy). Think of the economy as a small community, where the community shells out $200,000 to support one citizen through medical school and the citizen decides instead to work as a police officer. There's nothing wrong with the citizen's choice of careers, except that the community now has a shortage of well-trained doctors.

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Scott – you are missing something the number is 35% not 39.6%. From 35% to 43.6% is a 24% increase.... [MORE]	Robert Masters	Aug 18, 2008 17:04
Am I missing something? Increasing the tax rate from 39.6% to 43.6% sounds like about a 10% increase to me,... [MORE]	Scott Baker	Aug 18, 2008 14:37
While Sean's comment (that we shouldn't confuse marginal tax rates with effective tax rates) is generally accurate, it is only...	Brad	Aug 18, 2008 12:45
As a rule, the more you tax something, the less of it you get. The more their income is taxed,... [MORE]	JRS	Aug 18, 2008 12:23
First, you shouldn't quote marginal rates as if that's what these people would be paying — "Oh my God, over... [MORE]	Sean	Aug 18, 2008 02:51
This is crazy. So people making $357,000 a year will see a tax increase. So what? Obama just says that... [MORE]	Vequor	Aug 18, 2008 01:27

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