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by int_19h 9 hours ago
Tax brackets are very easy to explain, it doesn't even require math beyond basic arithmetics. You can draw a bunch of lines on paper and show how different slices are taken from each.

The problem is that the intuitive understanding doesn't line up with that, so that's what people have by default - and then we don't teach how it actually works as a basic skill! Sure, there's no shortage of explainers, but you need to be actually looking for them in the first place.

And the best way to teach that in school? Give students a small allowance that grows with each year, but they have to "pay taxes" on it to continue receiving it, complete with different brackets etc. I bet you that all the "normie" kids will figure it out in no time.