There is a common misunderstanding about how tax brackets work in the US, and it’s causing us to have uninformed debates about taxes. Become a member of the Vox Video Lab! http://bit.ly/video-lab Watch our video on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70% tax plan here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWRO-M47eCY Check out the podcast on this topic from Today Explained: https://bit.ly/2VEoEIC The TEx crew took a deep dive into Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal for a marginal tax rate of 70% for top earners in America. A lot of people are upset, and even more have no idea how it works. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed a 70 percent top income tax rate, many conservatives started saying Democrats wants to take away 70 percent of Americans’ hard-earned money. This is not only wrong, but it takes advantage of something Americans have long misunderstood: tax brackets. It’s time to fix that with a simple, paper-made video. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com/. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H