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Recent Examples of direct tax
The intent is clear: generate billions of dollars in recurring revenue for the federal government, partly to address budget deficits and fund policy goals, all without direct tax hikes.
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Yet the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, judging by what the House of Representatives has passed and what the Senate is now considering, showers direct tax benefits much more on wealthy Americans than on poor or middle-class taxpayers.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
The other thing that will happen, that is a direct tax cut for consumers.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
The bill would direct tax revenue generated at the ballpark to the team for stadium repairs, similar to the agreement with the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium.
—Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Yet the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, judging by what the House of Representatives has passed and what the Senate is now considering, showers direct tax benefits much more on wealthy Americans than on poor or middle-class taxpayers.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
The other thing that will happen, that is a direct tax cut for consumers.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
The bill would direct tax revenue generated at the ballpark to the team for stadium repairs, similar to the agreement with the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium.
—Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for direct tax
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Other polling finds that frustration goes beyond personal tax obligations, with many believing that wealthy people and corporations are not paying their fair share, while others worry about government waste.—
Linley Sanders,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Help takes many forms in personal tax prep apps.—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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California has the highest personal income tax rates in the nation, and even the rates that hit middle-income earners are among some of the highest.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Support for the proposal is widespread, despite fears of losing much of the budget the wealthy already fund by pushing them out of state, and of BWT eventually expanding to everyone (as income tax did).—
Robertas Bakula,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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While California desperately needs comprehensive tax relief, the qualification of the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13 for the November ballot is an important first step in reclaiming California for the state’s beleaguered taxpayers.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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The state had a roughly $3 billion tax gap in 2022, according to the report the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services filed last year.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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For-profit North Carolina companies have been sidestepping property tax payments through a loophole that continues to grow in popularity, chipping away at the tax base for local governments like Mecklenburg County.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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Because New York's antiquated property tax system dramatically undervalues co-ops and condos, experts said the city will have to come up with a new system for valuing high-end second homes.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Aranda’s sixth-inning sac fly and Yandy Diaz’s eight-inning infield single tax Fried for two more runs.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The debt crisis is structural, rooted in decades of spending that outpaces revenue, and no single tax can undo that.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and any of the states from imposing a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections, was ratified.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Once Vasquez applies for funding, Hataway’s department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Direct tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/direct%20tax. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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