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Recent Examples of regressive
Perez’s proposal to cut the statewide sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%, leaving nearly $5 billion in people’s pockets, would make the nation’s most regressive revenue base somewhat less unfair to everyone who isn’t wealthy.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Taxes in the Sunshine State are some of the most regressive in the country, where the lowest-income households spend the greatest proportion of their income on state and local taxes.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Florida’s taxes are considered the most regressive in the nation, meaning the lowest-income households pay the greatest proportion of their income in state and local taxes, according to the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Taxes in the Sunshine State are some of the most regressive in the country, where the lowest-income households spend the greatest proportion of their income on state and local taxes.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Florida’s taxes are considered the most regressive in the nation, meaning the lowest-income households pay the greatest proportion of their income in state and local taxes, according to the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 Apr. 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 24 May. 2025.
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