Definitions

1. A regressive tax is a tax which takes a larger percentage of income from people whose income is low.
2. A regressive tax is a tax imposed so that the effective tax rate decreases as the amount to which the rate is applied increases.
3. A regressive tax is a tax that hits people with low income harder than people with high incomes.
4. A regressive tax is one that totally unrelated to the level of income.
5. In a regressive tax, the less you earn, the higher your tax rate.

Proportional Tax

1. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Regressive tax and Proportional tax to form Tax progressivity.

Death Tax

1. The death tax is in many ways a regressive tax, since the wealthiest Americans can end up paying less.

Tax

1. Income taxes are a regressive tax since they tax a "good" not a "bad". (Web site)

Taxes

1. Critics of the regressive tax system suggest this would be an unfair burden on those least able to afford taxes.

Income

1. Others favor a regressive tax, where percentage of taxes decreases when income increases.
2. The term "regressive tax" describes a distribution effect, which can be applied to any type of tax system (income or consumption) that meets the definition. (Web site)

Regressive Tax

1. The result of a regressive tax is that the lower-income taxpayer pays a larger percentage of his or her income in taxes than does the higher-income taxpayer.
2. The opposite of a progressive tax is a regressive tax, where the effective tax rate decreases as the amount to which the rate is applied increases. (Web site)

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1. Progressive Tax
2. Tax Rate
3. Tax System
4. Larger Percentage
5. Death Tax
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