3:27 AM
@TerranSwett I think raising the tax bracket beyond a certain point is counter productive. Say that you live in NYC, and happen to be in a higher tax bracket. Then the city says "hey, if we raise taxes, we'll have more money". So you look across the river, and see a land with lower taxes, and move out of the city. Now the city is bringing in even less revenue than before.
And that is actually happening a lot. New York, Chicago, and California are having an exodus, with lots of people fleeing the high taxes for states with lower taxes.
It's possible that you can actually make more money by lowering taxes, because then people have more money, invest, start businesses, hire more people, build and grow. Slightly smaller pieces of a lot more pies.
@TerranSwett I don't have the total numbers. I have seen reports that family reunification has been very high, even if there is some debate about exactly what that number is. I won't believe NYT or HuffPo's numbers, just like a lot of other people would be skeptical about Fox. And doubting the news gatekeepers is a good habit to have nowadays.