The IRS adjusts tax brackets for inflation every year. That sounds like protection.
But the adjustment is partial. What remains uncorrected is a quiet mechanism that transfers revenue to the governme...
Why doesn't Congress fix this? Fully indexing for inflation — including capital gains — reduces revenue. They'd need to find it elsewhere or cut deficits. Neither is politically easy.
So inflation does the fiscal work that explicit tax hikes would require. No vote needed.
Bracket creep is a feature of inflationary fiscal systems, not a bug. The IRS adjustment makes the mechanism less visible, not absent.
Full breakdown: hardmoneyherald.com/articles/inflation-tax-bracket-creep-2026
So inflation does the fiscal work that explicit tax hikes would require. No vote needed.
Bracket creep is a feature of inflationary fiscal systems, not a bug. The IRS adjustment makes the mechanism less visible, not absent.
Full breakdown: hardmoneyherald.com/articles/inflation-tax-bracket-creep-2026
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