tax burden
noun
: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes
The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.
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Kaegi’s failure to account for new construction and update the tax rolls was also shifting the tax burden to other property owners, Hynes said.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Wisconsin's tax burden has declined steadily since the 1980s, when residents paid up to 14% of their earnings in taxes.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The proposal drew objections from Democrats and local-government officials concerned that homestead property-tax cuts could lead to decreasing services and shifting the tax burden to renters and businesses.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
After the second world war, the wealth tax – now separated from income – was raised again in several steps up to a historical high of a 4% marginal rate for wealthy individuals in the 1980s, although actual tax burden is is less clear due to complex exemption rules.
—Miranda Sheild Johansson, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Wisconsin's tax burden has declined steadily since the 1980s, when residents paid up to 14% of their earnings in taxes.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The proposal drew objections from Democrats and local-government officials concerned that homestead property-tax cuts could lead to decreasing services and shifting the tax burden to renters and businesses.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
After the second world war, the wealth tax – now separated from income – was raised again in several steps up to a historical high of a 4% marginal rate for wealthy individuals in the 1980s, although actual tax burden is is less clear due to complex exemption rules.
—Miranda Sheild Johansson, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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