Progressive Tax
by Anonymous
Raise your income to see tax charged step by step, and find why the rate on your last coin differs from the average rate on all of it.
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About this app
Progressive Tax is an interactive educational simulator that explains how bracketed tax rates apply only to the portion of income within each bracket. Adjust your earnings with plus and minus controls to see total tax, take-home income, marginal rate, and whole-income average rate change. Three guided activities challenge common misconceptions, including the idea that earning more can reduce your take-home pay.
Use cases
- Students learning how progressive taxation works
- Adults exploring everyday tax concepts
- Teachers demonstrating marginal versus average tax rates
- Anyone testing tax-bracket misconceptions
Features
- Interactive income adjustment with plus and minus controls
- Step-by-step visualization of tax brackets and amounts
- Calculation of total tax and take-home income
- Comparison of marginal and whole-income average rates
- Guided missions with feedback and impossible-case challenges