What is the term for a tax that takes a larger percentage of income from low-income earners than high-income earners?
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Regressive tax
Sales taxes are often considered regressive because everyone pays the same rate, but that rate represents a larger portion of a lower-income person's budget.
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- What term is used for a tax where the burden falls more heavily on low-income earners as a percentage of their income?