The Graduated Tithe

This idea is not my own, but I found this idea in the book, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ron Sider.  Let me sum up in my won words what the idea of the graduated tithe could look like.  Look at what the 100% poverty income is for your family according to US standards.  For my family of six it is $30, 970.  For the first $30,970 we would make we would tithe 10%.  For every additional $1,000 we made, for that $1,000 we would tithe another 5% (15%, 20%, 25%, etc.).  So at that rate our tithe would start increasing and after we made $48,970, we would tithe the additional income on top of $48, 970 at 100%.  We don't make that much, but if we did, we would tithe on top of that 100%.  This is not a religious rule presented in the book and definitely not by me, just an idea.  What follows is what the total tithe percentage would be for various income levels.  For an income of around forty grand for a family of six it would mean that you would be giving about 17%.  For an income of around fifty grand a year for a family of six it would mean giving about 30%.  For an income of around sixty grand a year for a family of six it would mean giving about 42%. For an income of around seventy grand a year for a family of six it would mean giving about 50%. For an income of around eighty grand a year for a family of six it would mean giving about 57%.  http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=rich+christians+in+an+age+of+hunger&hl=en&rlz=1C1SKPL_enUS446US446&prmd=imvnsb&resnum=5&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=677&ix=sea&ion=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=939969414872999962&sa=X&ei=L3RST_H0GYe0gwfNk_mlDw&ved=0CE0Q8gIwAA