A Little From Each Step
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🪜 Moving up a bracket does not put that rate on «all» of your earnings. Step by step — A tax table from a made-up country. Each step has its own rate, and it applies only to the money that lands on that step. Does earning more hurt? — Pay the tax and look at what stays in your hands. What happens if you earn a bit more? What is my rate? — There are two rates — the one on your last coin, and the one you get by dividing your whole income.
About this app
A Little From Each Step is an interactive learning app about progressive taxation. Adjust fictional earnings with plus and minus controls to see how income fills tax brackets, how much tax is owed, and how much remains after tax. Three activities compare bracket-by-bracket taxation, take-home pay when earning more, and marginal versus average tax rates.
Use cases
- Students learning how progressive tax brackets work
- Teachers demonstrating marginal and average tax rates
- Adults exploring how extra earnings affect take-home pay
- Anyone correcting the misconception that a top bracket rate applies to all income
Features
- Interactive income adjustment with plus and minus buttons
- Visualizes income across tax steps with rates from 0% to 30%
- Calculates total tax and money remaining after tax
- Compares the rate on the last coin with the rate over total income
- Includes guided missions with feedback and impossible-case challenges