anti-tax
adjective
an·ti-tax
ˌan-tē-ˈtaks 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antitax
: opposing taxes : favoring the reduction or elimination of taxes
a vocal anti-tax activist
the antitax coalition
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Over the last several years, general anti-tax sentiment has seeped into a constellation of political issues across the Kansas City metro.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Lapsley’s organization and anti-tax increase groups are sponsoring their own ballot measure to overturn a state Supreme Court decision that local taxes proposed via initiative need only simple majority voter approval.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
But Sherrill is an anti-tax crusader compared to the Dem party leaders’ new love interest for 2028: Spanberger.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Should a statewide anti-tax proposition qualify, many believe that lawmakers will be forced to offer up concessions, in the form of broader statewide restriction on transfer taxes, to persuade the backers of the Howard Jarvis measure to remove it from the ballot.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Lapsley’s organization and anti-tax increase groups are sponsoring their own ballot measure to overturn a state Supreme Court decision that local taxes proposed via initiative need only simple majority voter approval.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
But Sherrill is an anti-tax crusader compared to the Dem party leaders’ new love interest for 2028: Spanberger.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Should a statewide anti-tax proposition qualify, many believe that lawmakers will be forced to offer up concessions, in the form of broader statewide restriction on transfer taxes, to persuade the backers of the Howard Jarvis measure to remove it from the ballot.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Anti-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tax. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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