The US tax system is broken. Here are @JosephEStiglitz 10 proposals

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3. THOSE WERE THE DAYS...

Federal - 1959 Single Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 20%
$2,000.00+ 22%
$4,000.00+ 26%
$6,000.00+ 30%
$8,000.00+ 34%
$10,000.00+ 38%
$12,000.00+ 43%
$14,000.00+ 47%
$16,000.00+ 50%
$18,000.00+ 53%
$20,000.00+ 56%
$22,000.00+ 59%
$26,000.00+ 62%
$32,000.00+ 65%
$38,000.00+ 69%
$44,000.00+ 72%
$50,000.00+ 75%
$60,000.00+ 78%
$70,000.00+ 81%
$80,000.00+ 84%
$90,000.00+ 87%
$100,000.00+ 89%
$150,000.00+ 90%
$200,000.00+ 91%

Federal - 1959 Married Filing Separately Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 20%
$2,000.00+ 22%
$4,000.00+ 26%
$6,000.00+ 30%
$8,000.00+ 34%
$10,000.00+ 38%
$12,000.00+ 43%
$14,000.00+ 47%
$16,000.00+ 50%
$18,000.00+ 53%
$20,000.00+ 56%
$22,000.00+ 59%
$26,000.00+ 62%
$32,000.00+ 65%
$38,000.00+ 69%
$44,000.00+ 72%
$50,000.00+ 75%
$60,000.00+ 78%
$70,000.00+ 81%
$80,000.00+ 84%
$90,000.00+ 87%
$100,000.00+ 89%
$150,000.00+ 90%
$200,000.00+ 91%

Federal - 1959 Married Filing Jointly Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 20%
$4,000.00+ 22%
$8,000.00+ 26%
$12,000.00+ 30%
$16,000.00+ 34%
$20,000.00+ 38%
$24,000.00+ 43%
$28,000.00+ 47%
$32,000.00+ 50%
$36,000.00+ 53%
$40,000.00+ 56%
$44,000.00+ 59%
$52,000.00+ 62%
$64,000.00+ 65%
$76,000.00+ 69%
$88,000.00+ 72%
$100,000.00+ 75%
$120,000.00+ 78%
$140,000.00+ 81%
$160,000.00+ 84%
$180,000.00+ 87%
$200,000.00+ 89%
$300,000.00+ 90%
$400,000.00+ 91%

Federal - 1959 Head of Household Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 20%
$2,000.00+ 21%
$4,000.00+ 24%
$6,000.00+ 26%
$8,000.00+ 30%
$10,000.00+ 32%
$12,000.00+ 36%
$14,000.00+ 39%
$16,000.00+ 42%
$18,000.00+ 43%
$20,000.00+ 47%
$22,000.00+ 49%
$24,000.00+ 52%
$28,000.00+ 54%
$32,000.00+ 58%
$38,000.00+ 62%
$44,000.00+ 66%
$50,000.00+ 68%
$60,000.00+ 71%
$70,000.00+ 74%
$80,000.00+ 76%
$90,000.00+ 80%
$100,000.00+ 83%
$150,000.00+ 87%
$200,000.00+ 90%
$300,000.00+ 91%

https://www.tax-brackets.org/federaltaxtable/1958