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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.
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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
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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
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