[dundercoder]

Maybe he tossed out a number he feels comfortable paying in taxes. I worked a bunch of overtime last year as a favor and ended up getting bumped into the ~30% tax bracket for income. I’m feeling pretty ragey about it myself.

[kingofpandora]

Tax systems are progressive ... being in a higher bracket is nothing to be angry about.

[silvat]

That's arguable. You could say, not everybody loves is delighted that the value(to themselves) of their work goes down, the more they do it. I think most people accept some form of taxation but annoyance at idea of diminishing returns is very understandable.

[Qasaur]

Wait until you hear about how we Swedes feel when we hit the 50%-55% income tax bracket (not counting payroll tax of 30%!).

[hellisothers]

Also just to be clear, you’re only taxed 30% on the income in the new bracket, not your entire income so rejoice! :)