Robeyns believes the case against the super-rich isn't just moral; it's also environmental, from the profits of businesses that haven't paid for polluting the atmosphere, to the emissions from ...

Yet if you flipped it around and earned $60,000 this year and $40,000 next, you’d pay $13,000 in taxes — an extra $1,000, even though the total income didn’t change.

You’ll pay 6.2% of that figure into the Social Security system. Doing a little math, 6.2% of $160,200 equals a little more than $9,932. (Your employer has the same tax rate, and will also pay ...

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