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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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Brie Flora, 30, a jeweler and metalsmith who came from Boston, is the face of such progressivity.

From New York Times

It would also be better if policymakers raised taxes by imposing levies on pollution and restoring greater progressivity to the tax system.

From The Guardian

Then, Congress could turn its attention to further restoring progressivity to the federal tax system, legislating an annual wealth tax, strengthening the estate tax, and equalizing capital gains and income tax rates.

From The Guardian

Even the most perspicacious conservative columnist, which Mr. Will certainly is, underestimates the “progressivity uber alles” philosophy that inhabits academia, especially in the Trump era.

From Washington Post

That last proposal regarding progressivity is the most important.

From Los Angeles Times