Reply #12: Excuse me, but do we live in the USA or Israel? Does the brilliant author know that modern Israel's [View All]

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tax structure looks very much like that of the USA? What the hell does something that was set up 5000 years ago have to do with life today? Where is this garden of Eden where everybody, from the poorest to the richest, pays the same tax rate?

http://www.worldwide-tax.com/israel/israel_tax.asp

Israel Income Tax for an Individual ( 2010)
Tax % Income (IS)
10% 1-57,240
14% 57,241-101,640
23% 101,641-152,640
30% 152,641-219,000
33% 219,001-472,080
45% 472,081 and over