My preferred number is 0. I was trying to point out that we don't have to bicker over who should pay more. We could unite under everyone paying less.

Undisciplined

 were common. In WW2 in 1944, the top bracket was 

. War is ridonculously expensive. Many caveats, but if 0% is not an option we should all want to see 1.5% rather than 15%.

15% still incentivises the use of accountants, inefficient reporting & corporate structures to shield themselves from paying. Sounds utopian, but the world would likely be a lot more peaceful and productive if it were single or decimal digits. People & companies would just pay and get on with building cool stuff.

libertarian

The Evil of the Residential Property Tax

Remember that pre-1900 rates of [2 - 4%](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history_of_income_tax_in_the_United_States) were common. In WW2 in 1944, the top bracket was [94%](https://bradfordtaxinstitute.com/Free_Resources/Federal-Income-Tax-Rates.aspx). War is ridonculously expensive. Many caveats, but if 0% is not an option we should all want to see 1.5% rather than 15%. 

15% still incentivises the use of accountants, inefficient reporting & corporate structures to shield themselves from paying. Sounds utopian, but the world would likely be a lot more peaceful and productive if it were single or decimal digits. People & companies would just pay and get on with building cool stuff.