Matt, I appreciate the argument. And yes, I have been over that threshold. But my original point remains. I've never heard anyone say "damn, if I work hard and make $300,000 instead of $200,000 the taxman is going to take an extra $XX,000."

(And most of the 'resource workers' who made that kind of jack were in Alberta. Provincial tax on amounts from $200K to $300K is 14%. Meaning going from 200K to 300K would result in a larger tax bite of $18,000 I believe. But I've been busted on math in these comment sections before.)