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

Taxing wealth—or some proxy for it—has some historic precedent: England in 1696 attempted to establish a progressive tax regime based on the number of windows in a home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

The U.S. has a progressive tax system, meaning most people are taxed in multiple tax brackets, at rates that increase as their taxable pay rises past thresholds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

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

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

“I think that there are parts of the income-driven repayment that actually can contribute to a more progressive tax policy, and there are parts that I think are a mistake,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 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