[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by peter12

I never fancied myself as intelligent. What I was getting at is what is the incentive for moving into a higher bracket. Obviously millionaires weren't reduced to paupers, but they were disincentivized from making more money - ie. taking risks with their fortune which is actually good for the economy and workers, generally.

The incentive for moving into a higher bracket is that you make more money.
Sure you make less on the 2nd $100k than you do on the first, but you still make more.