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Recent Examples of income tax
Porter was also the most extravagant in her promises, pledging to deliver universal healthcare to California — a years-old Democratic ambition — free child care, zero tuition at the state’s public universities and elimination of the state income tax for those earning less than $100,000.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Over the recent years there has been a huge increase of people moving to the state from across the country because of the standard of living including no state income tax, cost of homes and the economic growth that stems from the energy, technology, manufacturing and aerospace industries.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
The individual income tax currently accounts for roughly half of the $5 trillion in revenue that the federal government brings in each year.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
On top of that, Republicans in the state House of Representatives approved a bill that would cut the income tax rate to below 5%.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Over the recent years there has been a huge increase of people moving to the state from across the country because of the standard of living including no state income tax, cost of homes and the economic growth that stems from the energy, technology, manufacturing and aerospace industries.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
The individual income tax currently accounts for roughly half of the $5 trillion in revenue that the federal government brings in each year.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
On top of that, Republicans in the state House of Representatives approved a bill that would cut the income tax rate to below 5%.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for income tax
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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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Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).—
Time,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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That’s if his county decides to enact a sales tax, the proceeds of which would have to be applied to homeowner property tax credits.—
Meghan O'Brien,
States Newsroom,
27 Feb. 2026
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Funding structure The empty property where the data center would sit currently generates about $3,000 a year in property tax revenue.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Proponents of the ballot initiative argue that Silicon Valley’s unmatched ecosystem of founders, investors, and talent is so alluring that no single tax would cause current and would-be billionaires to relocate.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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For instance, will the severance land in a single tax year and push your household into a higher bracket?—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Then there are the 2-cent underground storage fee and the 4 percent average state and local sales tax.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Both were part of RTD’s FasTracks project, approved by voters in 2004 on the understanding that revenues from a sales tax increase would fund eventual extension of the G Line to Golden and the B Line to Boulder and Longmont.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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In May, President Donald Trump's administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.—
Mimansa Verma,
Quartz,
10 Nov. 2022
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Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2021
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Now, after a series of spending hikes and tax cuts, deficits are piling up year after year, and the Congressional Budget Office expects federal debt to hit a historic high of 120% of America’s gross domestic product by 2035.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Others impersonate CPAs or financial advisors requesting tax documents.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Income tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/income%20tax. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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