Instructions: Identify the Following Terms

question 43

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Booker T. Washington

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Definitions:

Progressive Tax

Places greater burden on those with best ability to pay and little or no burden on the poor (for example, federal personal income tax).

Proportional Tax

A tax whose burden falls equally among the rich, the middle class, and the poor.

Regressive Tax

A taxation system where the tax rate decreases as the taxable amount increases, leading to a higher tax burden on lower-income individuals relative to higher-income individuals.

Progressive Tax

A tax system where the tax rate increases as the taxable amount or income increases, placing a larger burden on those who have the ability to pay more.