theorem growthRate_decreasing {g₀ β τ₁ τ₂ : ℝ}
(hg : 0 < g₀) (hβ : 0 < β) (hτ : τ₁ < τ₂) :
growthRate g₀ β τ₂ < growthRate g₀ β τ₁ := by
simp only [growthRate]
have h1 : β * τ₁ < β * τ₂ := mul_lt_mul_of_pos_left hτ hβ
have h2 : 1 - β * τ₂ < 1 - β * τ₁ := by linarith
exact mul_lt_mul_of_pos_left h2 hgGrowth and Dynamic Tax Revenue (Layer 4-5 of Macro Extension)