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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In 2017, Republicans used the SALT cap to place even more of the federal receipts tax burden on blue states.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 May 2025
On the right, meanwhile, the SALT deduction widely is seen as a disincentive for state and local governments to reduce that tax burden on their own and thus represents an unacceptable federal subsidy for blue states and cities unwilling to rein in their own spending.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The Senate Leader also hinted that Republicans were looking at multiple different ways to increase that tax burden on the rich — like a threshold of an increase for those making $5 million individually or $10 million as a couple, rather than the $2.5 trillion and $5 trillion figures.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 May 2025
By extension, anytime Congress reduces the tax burden on individuals and businesses, there is no cost associated with it.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 May 2025
On the right, meanwhile, the SALT deduction widely is seen as a disincentive for state and local governments to reduce that tax burden on their own and thus represents an unacceptable federal subsidy for blue states and cities unwilling to rein in their own spending.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The Senate Leader also hinted that Republicans were looking at multiple different ways to increase that tax burden on the rich — like a threshold of an increase for those making $5 million individually or $10 million as a couple, rather than the $2.5 trillion and $5 trillion figures.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 May 2025
By extension, anytime Congress reduces the tax burden on individuals and businesses, there is no cost associated with it.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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