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progressivity

American  
[prahg-res-iv-i-tee] / ˌprɑg rɛsˈɪv ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being progressive (used especially with reference to a tax).


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“But being women of faith does not mean that we oppose progressivity, human rights or sexual diversity.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

“I’m comfortable with the progressivity that I’m introducing,” he said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2015

But economists cautioned that measuring progressivity is tricky.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2013

We’ll have replaced the broken status quo with a tax code that maintains progressivity, taxes income once, and creates a fairer, simpler code.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2012

In this context he says that the conception of an infinite "progressivity" is included in the conception of "history," but adds that the perfectibility of the race cannot be directly inferred.

From The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth by Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell)

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