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Economists argue that higher tariffs amount to a regressive tax, since the consumer goods that are subject to tariffs make up a larger share of the expenses for low- and middle-income households.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
That alone turns this regressive tax into a functionally racist tax in application.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
If anything, becoming a weird little guy, by my definition, is about rejecting the despair that leads down those kinds of regressive paths, and daring to care about something, even — and perhaps especially — if that something might seem kind of dumb or trivial to the outside world.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
The Grocery Tax Relief Act ends our state's most regressive tax, the state Grocery Tax, and eases the burden on families just trying to put food on their tables.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
That alone turns this regressive tax into a functionally racist tax in application.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
If anything, becoming a weird little guy, by my definition, is about rejecting the despair that leads down those kinds of regressive paths, and daring to care about something, even — and perhaps especially — if that something might seem kind of dumb or trivial to the outside world.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
The Grocery Tax Relief Act ends our state's most regressive tax, the state Grocery Tax, and eases the burden on families just trying to put food on their tables.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 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 May. 2025.
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