tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post109112820571028217..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Alternative Minimum TaxDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1091817362212740572004-08-06T12:36:00.000-06:002004-08-06T12:36:00.000-06:00Note to students: PigInZen is someone from out on ...Note to students: PigInZen is someone from out on the internet who thought it important that you hear their side of the story.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1091212350631257942004-07-30T12:32:00.000-06:002004-07-30T12:32:00.000-06:00I agree with all of the posts so far. The AMT iss...I agree with all of the posts so far. The AMT issue is definitely common knowledge to those setting the tax rates. And, I do agree that it's probably still at the same rate to increase tax revenues. I think that because the AMT in generally an unknown to the public, most people don't care about it. Politicians probably avoid talking too much about it because it doesn't affect the majority of derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453445271019987547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1091211971702882422004-07-30T12:26:00.000-06:002004-07-30T12:26:00.000-06:00The posts and comments here are all good.
There i...The posts and comments here are all good.<br /><br />There is no reason for the AMT not to be indexed. But, I wouldn't expect it to happen anytime soon. Bracket creep (the shift of payers to higher tax brackets by inflation, rather than by increasing real income) is an insidious problem that people don't tend to notice unless a lot of people are being bumped up simultaneously. Since we seem to Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.com