JPMorgan

Thinking it over, just for clarity's sake, I figure I'd give just a brief example for readers because from what I remember the previously shot down bracket suggestions didn't work because they didn't work like real life's. They would have people of a certain income be taxed all at one rate, which is what leaves room for farming. And I'm not implying the previous replies are wrong, because I'm sure there be some room for what they're saying, but in the end, who'd be in an alliance that farms them? It all works out. Anyway, here's this: Income Brackets: $0 - $1,000,000 --------------------- 10% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000 ---------- 15% If I earn $1,500,000 per day, I'd pay $175,000 in this system -- compared to paying $150,000 with a flat rate of 10%. This is because my first million is taxed at 10%, and what fits into the next bracket ($500,000) is taxed at 15%. It is this, that should make farming impossible. Because it doesn't matter what an inactive is making per day, they couldn't be coupled with all the other inactives into their own bracket. They would inherently fill all the same brackets other alliance members already occupy. So the only way to farm, is to farm literally everyone. And like I said, who'd stay in an alliance that farms them? It'd all work out.

Tax brackets have been brought up and suggested several times over since, perhaps, 2014 I'd say. However, from what I can tell, they've never been realized in a well thought-out manner; in fact, I think it's always been wrong -- unless what I'm going for has actually been suggested in the numerous times before. From all the suggestions I've read, they were shot down because tax brackets, as envisioned, could be abused for tax farming inactives at 100%. This is because tax brackets, as suggested, had always been wrong. Really, I don't know why they would be suggested in such a manner that could put inactives into their own bracket, because brackets should be realized on score or income only -- and not involve placing individuals into brackets manually. Above are the tax brackets for the year 2016 in the United States. The same could be realized in-game on score or income brackets, which would be set by the alliance. This would make it impossible to farm inactives, or anyone, without farming the entire alliance. Alliances could still enact a flat tax, by making one bracket from $0 to $[insert outlandishly large number here], or giving an "infinite" option. At the same time, it, obviously, gives the option for a progressive tax; ergo, satisfying both camps. See post below, as I slightly expanded on this ...

mfw I saw your signature

It's a fix to do, but I'll just change my nation name. I was going to end up doing that anyway.

Okay, so the ampersand is cutting off the nation name entry -- which is odd because this only started today.

Apparently people are getting an error when they send me trades. It tells them they have entered an invalid name. Here is my link if anyone is to try: https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=42915