Move the brackets · see the whole range

Bracket Sandbox

Adjust the marginal rates and watch each household's tax and the direction of total revenue. Illustrative model — every bracket and assumption is on the table.

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Choose a proposal

Non-partisan by design: the menu offers cuts and raises alike. Want to drag individual rates? Use the Sandbox tab.

Revenue now (weighted)

$2,659,546

Revenue proposed (weighted)

$2,574,076

Direction

↓ -$85,470

Tax change across the income range

Each bar is the change in tax owed at that income. Red = pays more, green = pays less. This is the whole distribution, not one household.

$0$650,000$1,300,000+
pays less pays more

Method (fully visible)

revenue.method
$ revenue --weighted --illustrative
  Service worker   inc $35,000      weight 40
  Teacher          inc $65,000      weight 30
  Engineer         inc $140,000     weight 20
  Surgeon          inc $400,000     weight 8
  Executive        inc $1,200,000   weight 2
currentTotal  = Σ tax(income, current)  × weight = $2,659,546
proposedTotal = Σ tax(income, proposed) × weight = $2,574,076
delta = proposed − current = -$85,470  → down
note: illustrative weights, not an official revenue score

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