Research report
November 24, 2003
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Abstract
In a tax system with increasing marginal tax rates, the tax increase from a boost to income is at least equal to the tax reduction from a decline in income and is larger if the change in income crosses a marginal tax bracket. As a result, people with volatile incomes may pay more tax than people with the same average income whose incomes do not fluctuate.
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