The alternative minimum tax has become an added tax burden on many upper-middle class families because:

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The alternative minimum tax is not indexed to inflation, which means that it was originally designed to prevent wealthy taxpayers from using too many deductions and loopholes to avoid paying taxes. Over time, however, the lack of indexing has caused more and more taxpayers to be subject to the AMT, especially those in the upper-middle class. This has made it an added tax burden on many families, who may not have been intended targets of the tax originally.

The Alternative Minimum Tax Has Become an Added Tax Burden