> US having the highest percentage of population incarcerated of any first world country. We have the highest incarceration rate, full stop. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarcerat...
The tax rates vary from 10% up to 35%, as you go up the income scale [2]. So, there are your progressive taxes. Income taxes vary from 10-35%. Payroll taxes vary from ~14% down to infinitesimal as you go up the income…
> US having the highest percentage of population incarcerated of any first world country. We have the highest incarceration rate, full stop. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarcerat...
The tax rates vary from 10% up to 35%, as you go up the income scale [2]. So, there are your progressive taxes. Income taxes vary from 10-35%. Payroll taxes vary from ~14% down to infinitesimal as you go up the income…