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In 1942 FDR proposed what amounted to an income cap, by bringing in a 100% tax over the $25,000 mark (roughly 300,000 dollars today).

Let's say it passes, essentially making the idea of a maximum income acceptable in American politics. Does anybody do anything with that?

I can think of two ways to approach the issue after WWII and (presumably) the ending of the tax. The first is to bring it back in at some point. The other, more interesting, approach would be to combine a non-100% tax with a multiplier—i.e. The top income possible is either minimum wage times 25 or (if you're part of a corporation) 25 times higher than the lowest paid employee.


Thoughts on how this might develop?
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