| 41. | Oddly enough, Arizona didn't always have such a progressive tax structure, nor was it hard to reach the top bracket.
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| 42. | A progressive tax is a tax imposed so that the tax rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases.
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| 43. | The group s policy and outreach groundwork helped defeat the effort to put a progressive tax on the 2014 ballot.
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| 44. | Further, the measure provided a progressive tax structure, meaning that high income earners were required to pay at higher rates.
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| 45. | In theory, you can create a flat tax that would raise as much revenue as the current progressive tax system.
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| 46. | :: You're absolutely right that a flat tax is a progressive tax ( but perhaps not in disguise ! ).
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| 47. | To pay for this reform and yet preserve a progressive tax code, Auerbach would raise the statutory rate on wealthier families.
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| 48. | CBO reported that less progressive tax and transfer policies contributed to an increase in after-tax income inequality between 1979 and 2007.
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| 49. | Under a progressive tax, someone earning $ 60, 000 should pay a higher tax rate than someone earning $ 30, 000.
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| 50. | And in a presidential election year, of course, talking about a marriage tax cut wins out over discussing the progressive tax system.
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