# An infographic regarding the history of tax rates. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 9, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/an-infographic-regarding-the-history-of-tax-rates/265457 "2012-11-09T17:23:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/an-infographic-regarding-the-history-of-tax-rates/265457/1 "2012-11-09T17:23:59Z")
![http://images.turbotax.intuit.com/iqcms/marketing/lib/fun/historyoftaxes/history-of-US-taxes-infographic-800.jpg](http://images.turbotax.intuit.com/iqcms/marketing/lib/fun/historyoftaxes/history-of-US-taxes-infographic-800.jpg) WW2 max rate was crazy :ahh ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/an-infographic-regarding-the-history-of-tax-rates/265457/2 "2012-11-12T17:42:32Z")
yah thats pretty crazy ---
**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/an-infographic-regarding-the-history-of-tax-rates/265457/3 "2012-11-13T04:53:51Z")
and what they fail to mention is that at a tax rates highest, tax revenues were generally at their lowest ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/an-infographic-regarding-the-history-of-tax-rates/265457/4 "2012-11-13T07:22:54Z")
Can you imagine paying a 94% tax? :lol How the hell did people live back then? They were left with like no disposable income. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/an-infographic-regarding-the-history-of-tax-rates/265457/5 "2012-11-13T07:35:14Z")
Taxe rates were adjusted for your income. Wikipage describes it rather well > **[Income tax in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States)** > > Income taxes in the United States are imposed by the federal, most state, and many local governments. The income taxes are determined by applying a tax rate, which may increase as income increases, to taxable income, which is the total income less allowable deductions. Income is broadly defined. Individuals and corporations are directly taxable, and estates and trusts may be taxable on undistributed income. Partnerships are not taxed, but their partners are taxed on their shares of partnership in... Take 1946 for example (not adjusted for inflation) here were the income and your tax rate Year $10,001 $20,001 $60,001 $100,001 $250,001 1948 38% 56% 78% 89% 91% ---
**Author:** ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/an-infographic-regarding-the-history-of-tax-rates/265457/6 "2012-11-15T20:47:31Z")
“how long will they kill our profits while we stand a slient look” bob marley