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regressive ADJ

regressive left

regressive metamorphism BIOL

regressive tax ECON

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While regressive taxation assures that some will be able to afford more care than others, unequal school funding guarantees class inequality.
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Consumer advocates note that sales and use taxes are regressive, disproportionately hurting poorer families and individuals who are forced to spend most of their incomes.
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The outcome of the second regressive palatalization shows more variety.
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He claimed social support systems designed to help the disadvantaged had a regressive effect.
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Combined with the mortgage interest deduction and the regressive effects of state taxation, it produces closer to a flat-tax effect.
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During the 1988 protest, he was quoted as describing the existing tax system as regressive, anti-social and a disincentive to owning a home.
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The group's support for progressive taxation means that it is opposed to regressive taxation.
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Fixed taxes like a poll tax or sin tax are often considered regressive, but could have progressive effects if applied to luxury goods and services.
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Hard stems displayed consonant alternations before endings with front vowels as a result of the two regressive palatalizations and iotation.
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The tax systems vary greatly and can be progressive, proportional, or regressive, depending on the type of tax.
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