[DaveInDallas]

different rates for different brackets is different rules for different people

No it's not. I've said all I have to say about different rates in different brackets. If you can't see that taxing everyone's income in the same bracket at the same rate is treating people equally, I can't help it. You can ping me when someone argues that and wins (it hasn't happened in 99 years, so I won't wait on pins and needles).

[Tublecane]

“If you can’t see that taxing everyone’s income in the same bracket at the same rate is treating people equally, I can’t help it”

If you think I’m arguing that it isn’t, you can’t read. The issue is not within individuals in the same bracket. Of course they’re taxed equally. The issue is that different rules apply to individuals in different brackets.