Try to pay attention. I'm not arguing against an increasing marginal tax system.
I'm arguing that tax revenue should not grow with income level, they should grow with population [1]. Crime is a part of society, but increasing income levels do not increase crime or increase the cost of road repairs.
Take your favorite progressive tax system. Multiply all tax rates by 1/2. Your new tax system is just as progressive as the old one.
[1] That's my leading order argument. As a second order correction, poor people tend to cost more money than rich people.
So what you're saying is as the average income increases, we should decrease the tax rate to maintain a level amount of tax revenue? Then as population grows their taxes should offset their cost?
Maybe in a perfect world, but you can't compare our population to a fixed cost.
I'm arguing that tax revenue should not grow with income level, they should grow with population [1]. Crime is a part of society, but increasing income levels do not increase crime or increase the cost of road repairs.
Take your favorite progressive tax system. Multiply all tax rates by 1/2. Your new tax system is just as progressive as the old one.
[1] That's my leading order argument. As a second order correction, poor people tend to cost more money than rich people.