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Progressive tax

Dictionary of Political EconomyDictionary of Political Economy
A tax that tends to take a smaller percentage of the incomes of lower income citizens compared to the percentage it takes of the incomes of wealthier citizens. Example: an income tax with steeper rates for those in higher income brackets, or a special sales tax levied only on expensive "luxuries" like yachts or jewelry.

[See also: regressive tax]


 

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Absolute advan...Acquittal
Agency problem
Agency problem...Agency problem...Aggregate dema...
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Anarchism
Appropriation ...Aristocracy
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Autocracy

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