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Progressive Tax

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A type of graduated tax that applies higher tax rates as the income of the taxpayer increases.



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A progressive tax should be raised on income, earnings, and dividends only at a certain point.
Under a progressive tax rate system, inflation results in unlegislated tax increases, by pushing people into higher tax brackets without any rise in real earnings and also erodes the government debt at the expense of the bond holders.
Social save, and now you have little Security is a progressive tax.
 
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