regressive tax
noun[C]
TAXukusataxin whichpoorpeoplepayahigherpercentageoftheirincomethanrichpeople:
It's aregressivetaxthathurtspoorpeoplemore than anyone.
Thisstatehas one of the mostregressivetaxsystemsin thenation.
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Therefore, high earners pay a lower percentage of their total income, resulting in aregressivetax.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The opposite of a progressive tax is aregressivetax, where the relative tax rate or burden decreases as an individual's ability to pay increases.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The social welfare effect is similar to that of aregressivetax, one imposed on drivers who can not afford newer cars.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aregressivetaxis generally a tax that is applied uniformly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The opposite of aregressivetaxis a progressive tax, in which the average tax rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some critics consider it to be aregressivetax, meaning that the poor pay more, as a percentage of their income, than the rich.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The 2000-dollar cap on the tax also would make it aregressivetax.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aregressivetaxis when the average tax rate is lower, with higher income.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The opposite of a progressive tax is aregressivetax, where the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Others considered that congestion pricing is aregressivetaximposing a greater burden on those without a good option to ride public transit and on low-income commuters.
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