progressive tax

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1. A tax that takes a higher proportion of large incomes than of small ones. (Compare regressive tax.)

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progressive tax

To reduce their power, the author suggested things like the reintroduction of mandatory retirement ages or the creation of a progressive tax on homes to encourage downsizing.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

California has a progressive tax system under which the top 1% of taxpayers paid 36.6% of the state’s income taxes in 2023, the most recent year of data, according to the California Franchise Tax Board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

“We have a pretty progressive tax policy in the state here already,” he told reporters in November.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

Barón, 50, a lawyer and the longtime former leader of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, has made the push for more progressive tax revenue a cornerstone of his campaign.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

He called for a tax on yearly incomes, a progressive tax, a European federation, and the education of the people, the encouragement of the fine arts on the liberal scale.

From Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man by Gustave Flaubert