head tax
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“I am not a supporter of the head tax at any level,” Alderman Pat Dowell, whom Mr. Johnson appointed to the finance committee, told reporters this month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“We need to look at what happened with the head tax last time and think strategically about how to do this better,” counter opposition early and explain the rationale to residents, she said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2019
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The company immediately threatened to stop the construction of two downtown office towers if the head tax was not repealed.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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