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head tax

American

noun

a uniform tax or surcharge imposed upon every person or every adult in a specific group, as on those entering or leaving a country or using a particular service or conveyance.

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Chicago previously had a head tax, but former Mayor Rahm Emanuel persuaded the City Council to eliminate it in 2014 as a “job killer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

She fought for the business-punishing head tax and against its repeal.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

With a health care head tax, you’re basically doubling the cost of hiring a dishwasher.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2019

The company immediately threatened to stop the construction of two downtown office towers if the head tax was not repealed.

From Fox News • Nov. 5, 2019

The mind shies away from a head tax, a facility tax.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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