A Progressive Tax

question 82

Multiple Choice

A progressive tax

• A) is one that taxes those with higher incomes at a higher rate than those with lower incomes.
• B) takes a similar percentage in the form of taxes from those with higher incomes as it does from those with lower incomes.
• C) takes a higher percentage of income in the form of taxes from those with lower incomes than from those with higher incomes.
• D) is any tax in which the dollar amount of taxes paid increases with income.

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