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by LarsAlereon 96 days ago
The point of a 90% marginal rate isn't to increase tax revenue, it's to discourage high incomes that are economically and socially harmful. If you don't believe that's a problem then policies to address it won't seem logical.
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Is someone earning $1.1M more economically or socially harmful than someone earning $980,000?

Even if it is, and even if your point is true, that's not what the GP said. They said taxing rich people a higher percentage than poor people is "more efficient" (whatever that means in this context) and a "[more] fair system," and immediately followed it up with the 90% anachronism.