regressive

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Recent Examples of regressive But the plan faces a late-hour challenge from labor unions and environmental groups, who want businesses to foot the bill instead of a regressive tax shared by consumers. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 June 2025 High fuel prices are a regressive tax that hit poor and rural Californians the hardest. Ted Gaines, Oc Register, 28 May 2025 In other words, tariffs are a regressive tax—the polar opposite of FDR’s postwar economy. Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025 As with earlier versions of the bill, the measure would be highly regressive. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for regressive

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“Regressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regressive. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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