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Recent Examples of regressive
This is clearly an attempt to refute the common—and correct—argument that tariffs are regressive, or disproportionately hurtful to lower-income people.
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
And of course, tariffs are essentially a tax and a regressive tax, unlike income taxes that are less regressive.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
The taxes are regressive and would disproportionately harm the poor and lower-middle class, because these groups spend a higher percentage of their income on goods subject to tariffs.
—Ilya Somin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Replacing those funds with a sales tax would be unfair and regressive while hoping that the state will come up with some other source of funding is an exercise in insanity.
—Judy Mollica, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
And of course, tariffs are essentially a tax and a regressive tax, unlike income taxes that are less regressive.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
The taxes are regressive and would disproportionately harm the poor and lower-middle class, because these groups spend a higher percentage of their income on goods subject to tariffs.
—Ilya Somin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Replacing those funds with a sales tax would be unfair and regressive while hoping that the state will come up with some other source of funding is an exercise in insanity.
—Judy Mollica, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regressive
degressive
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Three frames from a video (below) showing a 70 kg climber ascending a 3.7 m vertical glass surface using a synthetic adhesion system with degressive load-sharing and gecko-inspired adhesives.—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
3 Dec. 2014
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