progressivity
Americannoun
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This approach appeals to both parties, since Republicans favor small government while Democrats favor tax progressivity.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2017
Sightline Institute, a respected independent sustainability think tank, called I-732 “the biggest improvement in the progressivity of Washington’s state tax system in 40 years.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2016
“I’m comfortable with the progressivity that I’m introducing,” he said.
From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2015
And again: “It was to make sure our progressivity was the same.”
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2015
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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