I see this become apparent on social media every so often and it's really just depressing how widespread the misunderstanding is.
51% of Americans who were polled in a 2021 survey agreed with the statement that "You pay your marginal tax rate on all of your income".
Thanks! 18th century historians making shit the fuck up is not too surprising, but i hadn't heard about this falsehood yet.
Yeah everything had to fit the Gibbons-esque take about falling into "decadence" and becoming "soft" and "Eastern" shudder
It sucks how pervasive that shit is. It sucks that it was still worming around in my head! Lol