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negative tax

noun

a payment by the State to a person with a low income, the magnitude of the payment increasing as the income decreases. It is regarded as a form of social welfareAlso called: negative income tax

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negative reinforcement, negative resistance, negative scotoma, negative sign, negative stain, negative tax, negative theology, negative transfer, negative-raising, negative-strand virus, negativism
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