| 单词 | progressive tax |
| 例句 | In Britain in the 2010s, that means not only an appreciably more progressive tax policy than we currently have, but the relentless deployment of all possible resources to prevent the wealthy from evading their responsibilities. Advice for a new government 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z I think a better solution is progressive tax on private wealth. Book Talk: Game-changer or Marx revisited? A new tale of capital 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z He decried tenements and sweatshops, pushed for government control of factory-owned land, and advocated for a progressive tax on land values to help fund the social needs of workers. The Plight of the Urban Planner 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z In polite circles, the etiquette of shared dining sometimes serves as a progressive tax on the hungry, since good manners dictate that everyone nibble like a Preakness jockey when sharing. Thanks for Not Sharing! My Fine Dining Isn’t Your Fork Orgy 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Morales, who voted for the “JumpStart Seattle” payroll tax on big businesses in 2020, said she supports the three most viable progressive taxes explored by the city’s Revenue Stabilization Workgroup. Seattle City Council District 2: Tanya Woo challenges Tammy Morales 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z “I think that there are parts of the income-driven repayment that actually can contribute to a more progressive tax policy, and there are parts that I think are a mistake,” she said. As Biden rolls out ‘game-changer’ for student debt, Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez offers rare Democratic dissent 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z “For a fair, balanced, and truly progressive tax system, we must also repeal regressive taxes, such as the tax on everyone’s drinking water that disproportionately harms Seattle’s lower income households today.” As budget shortfall looms, Seattle City Council debates need for new revenue 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Barón, 50, a lawyer and the longtime former leader of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, has made the push for more progressive tax revenue a cornerstone of his campaign. Barón, Reyneveld take lead in King County Council primary 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Jorge Barón, a lawyer and the longtime director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, is running on a platform of lobbying the state Legislature to give counties more tools to raise progressive taxes. For King County Council race, 3 progressives agree on policy, tout experience 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Woo said she isn’t necessarily against new progressive tax revenue measures but would like to do an analysis of the city’s budget and “make sure we put our house in order first.” Seattle City Council District 2: Tanya Woo challenges Tammy Morales 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z We need progressive taxes to fully fund our schools and we need them now to avoid even deeper cuts to our schools. Here's how tax reform, not a 'Band-Aid' approach, can help fund Seattle Public Schools | Op-Ed 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z A notorious strikebreaker noted for paying his workers abysmally low wages, the complicated robber baron also publicly supported progressive tax laws, including estate taxes. Renovations will bolster Andrew Carnegie's elegant Green Lake library 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z In an attempt to create a more progressive tax system in Seattle, District 4 Councilmember Alex Pedersen wants to create a city capital gains tax to replace an existing tax on water. Pedersen proposes capital gains tax in Seattle 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z He wants to use the council seat as a platform to lobby the state Legislature to give counties more power to levy progressive taxes, like an income tax or the capital-gains tax Seattle is considering. For King County Council race, 3 progressives agree on policy, tout experience 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z That’s mostly because its progressive tax code relies on wealthy taxpayers whose income is closely tied to the performance of the stock market. California’s governor says state’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Our progressive tax base and growing economy were secure. Column: California's population is on the decline, and high-income earners have joined the exodus 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z This could involve tenant protections, rental subsidies, public housing and progressive taxes. California amendment would guarantee the right to housing 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z In addition, McCoy said organizers behind the initiative are exploring the feasibility of a progressive tax, which would go in front of Seattle voters, just like the current initiative, to help fund the social-housing developer. Seattle voters to decide on ‘social housing,’ but what is it? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Democrats have long sought to make the wealthy pay a greater share of taxes in Washington, which has one of the least progressive tax systems in the country. As capital gains tax goes to WA Supreme Court, a push to ‘microtarget’ justices 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z California is one of the only states to have a shortfall this year, mostly because its progressive tax code relies on wealthy taxpayers whose income is closely tied to the performance of the stock market. California’s governor says state’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z She proposed more progressive tax policy, fairer wages and more corporate governance scrutiny to ensure that enough money is going into the collective pot to fund more people getting a social security check. Who wants to live forever? 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z “I believe that targeting the middle class is where we should be. We should continue to have a progressive tax system.” Wisconsin Gov. Evers opposes GOP flat income tax cut plan 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z That’s an issue in California, where a progressive tax system means the top 1% of earners pay close to half of the state’s income taxes. California revenues decline amid economic worries 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Fiscal transparency and progressive taxes - that hit the rich harder - were other options, he said. IMF fiscal chief underscores need for 'orderly debt restructuring' 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Yet he roundly defends his state’s highly progressive tax structure and signed into law a raft of progressive bills. Opinion | The paradoxes of Gavin Newsom 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Possibilities include calling for everything from a more progressive tax system to further social spending programs to the deregulation of small businesses. China’s Communist Party Congress: What It Means for Business 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z There's much more work to be done, and it can only start if Democrats in the Senate unite around a more progressive tax platform. Here's how to win, Democrats: Vow to tax the rich! 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Income taxes in the United States are progressive taxes. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z He said: "The Welsh government must not miss this once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Wales' council tax system into a progressive tax based on income and ability to pay." Wales council tax: Extending homes could trigger bigger bills 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Defeating NIMBYs will take more than progressive tax policies, though reducing the ability of NIMBYs to throw their money around couldn't hurt. Memo to the media: GOP policies — not the rare liberal prosecutors — are driving crime 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z California’s progressive tax system is famously volatile because of its reliance on the taxation of capital gains on investment income. California Expects a Record Budget Surplus of Nearly $100 Billion 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z He says he doesn’t have a problem with a “progressive tax system structure” but notes that the wealthy already pay a lot in taxes. Ohio GOP Senate hopeful: Middle class doesn’t pay fair share 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Keynesians, with their concern about whether consumers can really stimulate demand, prefer progressive taxes systems that increase the effective tax rate as the taxpayer’s income increases. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z California’s progressive tax structure already makes the state budget disproportionately dependent on the wealthiest. Another effort to tax 'extreme wealth' in California is launched in Legislature 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z That budget is driven by California’s progressive tax structure, weighted to rely on larger payments made by top earners who have felt little economic effect from the pandemic and, in some cases, have become wealthier. Nearly a century after Upton Sinclair's campaign, is California really ready to end poverty? 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z That should include more progressive tax regimes, which impose higher levies on capital and wealth, with the revenue spent on "quality universal healthcare and social protection for all" Mr Sriskandarajah said. Wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic, Oxfam says 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Analysts have projected a surplus that could top $31 billion, driven by California’s progressive tax structure that is weighted to rely on top earners who have felt little economic impact from the pandemic. A plan to offer COVID-19 survivor benefits could pave the way for California 'baby bonds' 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z "Given the large volume of wealth concentration, modest progressive taxes can generate significant revenues for governments," the report said. Super-rich increase their share of world's income 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z “It would be historic. It would be the most progressive tax ever,” Zucman said. U.S. billionaire tax proposal seems to unite Democrats - but will it work? 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z On the civil-law side, Thomas-Kennedy is vowing to defend progressive tax laws, sue fossil fuel companies and work to overturn the state’s ban on affirmative action. Abolish prosecutions? Crack down on misdemeanors? How Seattle city attorney rivals would wield authority 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z González has vowed to fund more shelters and affordable housing with progressive taxes. Ad barrage focuses on homeless encampments, donors in Seattle mayoral race 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Mosqueda: JumpStart progressive tax revenue will play a big role in solving our housing and homelessness crisis. Seattle City Council District 8 candidates’ plans to address homelessness 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z "The way this has been done, through a broad-based progressive tax, is the fairest way possible to support us all, for our health needs and our care needs," he added. Health tax could increase family breakdown, tax authority warns 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Though not every Democrat agrees with every one of my ideas, Biden campaigned aggressively on a suite of progressive tax policies, and voters embraced these changes at the ballot box. Opinion | How to fix our rigged tax system 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Corporate and high-income individual taxes are progressive taxes, which were cut sharply under Trump, and are far below historical averages. "Both sides" journalism isn't even journalism — at this point, it's Republican propaganda 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z The city’s current strategies can work, but state barriers to progressive taxes and an uncooperative mayor have hampered the council in taking those solutions to scale, she contends. M. Lorena González bets campaign for Seattle mayor on City Council experience, worker power 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Last year, in a Brookings Institution report about a pragmatic approach to progressive tax reform, Ms. Sarin and Mr. Summers described wealth taxes as “extreme” and “radical.” A Millennial Economist Helps Power a Tax Evasion ‘Brain Trust’ 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z “Our success in this lawsuit wasn’t in doubt considering the Legislature’s express authorization to impose a progressive tax like this, coupled with precedential case law,” Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said in a statement. King County judge tosses out chamber of commerce’s challenge to ‘JumpStart’ payroll tax 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z No matter how loudly Washington lobbyists bleat otherwise, progressive tax policies are wildly popular. Opinion | How to fix our rigged tax system 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Romer’s specific contribution is a proposal for a progressive tax on digital ads that would apply mainly to the largest internet companies supported by advertising. Once Tech’s Favorite Economist, Now a Thorn in Its Side 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z She also noted that the plan amounted to a progressive tax, which would be a fair way to raise money for the additional faculty, staff, mental health counselors and other support that students need. UC weighs limited tuition increase for next year 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The year’s success for Democrats hinged on several factors, including an increasingly diverse rank of lawmakers intent on making good on longtime pledges by the party for equity and a more progressive tax system. As Washington Legislature wraps up, lawmakers pass a capital-gains tax and clean-fuels standard 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z She added that the bill was “a key tool of progressive tax reform.” Washington House approves new tax on capital gains as fight brews over a referendum 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Supporters of the proposal say it would result in a more progressive tax structure. House panel rejects proposal for high-income tax brackets 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z “I believe in a fair and progressive tax code where wealthy individuals and corporations pay their fair share,” she said. Yellen outlines economic priorities, and Republicans draw battle lines 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z But many states that are looking better now have among the most progressive tax structures in the country, and that is part of what has rescued them this year. Why Some States Are Seeing Higher Revenue Than Expected Amid Job Losses 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z At least a trio of incumbents face competition from challengers frustrated that progressive taxes and climate-change measures are still stalled at the Capitol. Changes across Washington fuel races for state Legislature 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z The past decade of economic expansion was heavily indebted to the boom in technology, and the state’s budget, with its highly progressive tax structure, is unusually dependent on wealthier residents. Calamities Challenge California’s Economic Foundation 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z “The administration is very comfortable with our progressive tax structure,” he said in an interview last week. Tax the Ultrarich? Cuomo Resists, Even With a $14 Billion Budget Gap 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z But those taxpayers already account for 40% of all income tax revenue collected that year — a function of the state’s strongly progressive tax structure. California Legislature to consider new tax on millionaires for schools, other services 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z We need a progressive tax structure that is fair. State budget: Income tax 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z That’s why they say legislators will inevitably raise progressive tax rates on middle-income earners and/or target new sources of revenue that include retirees’ income. Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Brazil’s legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, is considering a proposal to establish a progressive tax on e-commerce sales to consumers in Brazil. Trump takes step that could expand his trade war, targeting the way other countries treat U.S. tech firms 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z "Increased public spending combined with progressive tax increases would almost certainly boost the level of aggregate demand and lead to lower unemployment, all else equal." Medicare for All would lead to job boom, experts say 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z I was impressed, like many other people were, by a viral video of her at a campaign event, where she absolutely crushed the ridiculous argument that progressive tax rates are "class warfare." Let's face it, America: We didn't deserve Elizabeth Warren 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z America has had a progressive tax system since Abraham Lincoln was president. Column: The cure for healthcare? An end to selfishness 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Bloomberg has some attractive policy ideas about gun control, the environment, and a more progressive tax. Buying the presidency 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z “Those investments require new revenue - and a fairer, more progressive tax system that asks wealthy Americans like me to pay more,” Bloomberg said. Billionaire U.S. candidate Bloomberg floats plan to tax rich people 'like me' 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z This becomes even more true once it is recognized that, as long as initiatives are financed at least in substantial part from highly progressive taxes, the result will be to reduce inequality. Opinion | Do Americans really need to be more thrifty? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Transportation Choices Coalition and other groups also argue a per-mile charge should be structured as a progressive tax that doesn’t unfairly burden people with low incomes. Long road ahead as Washington transportation officials recommend per-mile charge to replace the state’s gas tax 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z More astonishingly, Finnish capitalists also realized that it would be in their own long-term interests to accept steep progressive tax hikes. Opinion | Finland Is a Capitalist Paradise 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Democratic candidates also showed significant overlap on other popular policies as well, such as the need for a more progressive tax code. Opinion | Democrats already have a popular, progressive agenda. They just need to amplify it. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Gates, for example, said at The New York Times’s DealBook conference last Wednesday that he supported “super progressive tax systems” but that it was also important to maintain “the incentive system.” Warren Would Take Billionaires Down a Few Billion Pegs 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Then again, voters who want a more progressive tax system should beware CASE’s picks, said Jim Street, who served on the council in the 1980s and 1990s. How PACs are spending millions to sway Seattle City Council elections 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Both men want a more progressive tax system, but acknowledge that might require help from the state Legislature. Larry Gossett faces toughest election yet against Girmay Zahilay for King County Council 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z There is nothing inherent in modern technology or globalization that destroys our ability to institute a highly progressive tax system. Opinion | How to Tax Our Way Back to Justice 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Pedersen wants to continue removing unsafe homeless camps, let neighborhood input guide bike-lane projects and wait for the state Legislature to adopt a more progressive tax system. Pedersen, Scott provide District 4 voters with clear choice in Seattle City Council matchup 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Think of it as a progressive tax paid by those lucky enough to travel for damaging the world those who can’t travel must live in. Opinion | How Guilty Should You Feel About Your Vacation? 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z The action allows voters to decide in November 2020 whether to adopt progressive tax rates which hit wealthy filers harder and eliminate the current flat-rate structure. The Latest: Pritzker celebrates victory on income tax plan 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z The anti-government right knows it can’t sell Americans of modest incomes on its opposition to minimum wages, corporate regulation or more progressive taxes. Opinion | The NRA is imploding. We have fancy clothes to thank for that. 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Just minutes before the town hall began, Sanders released ten years of his tax returns, which he acknowledged showed that he had been ‘fortunate’ even as he pushed for a more progressive tax system. The real foundation of Notre Dame 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z And Sanders, who’s faced calls for the past month to release his returns, acknowledged that he had been "fortunate" even as he pushed for a more progressive tax system. Who are the wealthiest 2020 Dems? With tax returns in, the answer may surprise you 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Pritzker has proposed raising extra money for pensions by borrowing, selling state assets, and using additional revenue from a progressive tax system which would require a constitutional amendment. Illinois justices back pension for 1-day substitute teacher 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Pritzker campaigned on the progressive tax not only as a way to force the rich to carry a heavier tax load, but as a way to boost revenue. Illinois’ Gov. Pritzker’s tax plan has 7.95 percent top rate 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z We either return to a progressive tax policy or continue the descent into plutocracy. Readers Respond to the November 2018 Issue 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z This is the reasoning behind progressive tax rates, which rise along with income. Revolt against the Rich 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z It is one of the reasons we need a progressive tax system, and why business needs be to regulated. A lesson for the Democratic left from Adam Smith 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z I get why billionaires don’t like progressive taxes. Opinion | Howard Schultz is suffering from the Frappuccino Syndrome 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The problem with using revenue to justify progressive taxation is that over time, an effective progressive tax system should actually raise less and less money. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent tax isn't about money, it's about decreasing inequality 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z He added that "the U.S. is the second most progressive tax regime in the world," suggesting that tax rates rise with higher incomes. Billionaires at Davos fear Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal to tax the super-rich 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z To pay for the deal, Ocasio-Cortez pointed to the progressive tax rate system in the 1960s, proposing the idea of tax of tax rates as high as 70 percent on the super-rich. Fox News goes after newly-elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's socialist agenda 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z To pay for the deal, Ocasio-Cortez pointed to the progressive tax rate system in the 1960s and proposed the idea of tax of tax rates as high as 70 percent on the super-rich. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposes 70 percent tax on mega-rich to pay for "Green New Deal" 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Several of our key competitors are located in countries in the European Union and around the world with more progressive tax policies for two- and three-wheel electric vehicles. Insider Q&A: Zero Motorcycles’ CEO on tax credits, rivals 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z That’s because progressive taxes blunt the incentives for wealthy people to overpay one another and exploit the less privileged. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent tax isn't about money, it's about decreasing inequality 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z She compared her plan with the progressive tax rate system in the 1960s. Billionaires at Davos fear Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal to tax the super-rich 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Because of the progressive tax rates, about 70 percent of Canadians will get back more than they paid. France’s protesters are part of a global backlash against climate-change taxes 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Once again, Cass is tricked by semantic symbolism into supporting an even more progressive tax system, the kind typically found by necessity in countries without a strong middle class. “The Once and Future Worker” is Romney loyalist, Oren Cass’s labor theory of value 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z And I would push for a more progressive tax system. 0-for-23: An Undeterred Green Party Candidate on His Long Losing Streak 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Early proponents of progressive tax policy knew that it was not just a revenue source. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent tax isn't about money, it's about decreasing inequality 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Macri favors new revenue streams such as a capital-gains tax, but she needs to avoid Seattle-style progressive tax schemes, which layer on new taxes to boost spending without actually lowering regressive taxes. The Times Recommends: Nicole Macri for Legislative District 43, House Position 1 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z These restraints took the form of antitrust law, laws against predatory pricing, financial regulation, central banking, and progressive tax structures. Don't thank Bezos for giving Amazon workers a much-needed raise | Matt Stoller 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Giridharadas suggested several liberal economic policy ideas, among them efforts to strengthen unions, equalize how we pay for education, increase minimum-wage laws and push for a more progressive tax system. Why Jeff Bezos Should Push for Nobody to Get as Rich as Jeff Bezos 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Don’t forget poor corporate governance, loss of a progressive tax system or Wall Street’s demands for short-term results distorting incentives. It’s suite at the top, but runaway CEO pay doesn’t help the economy 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z We also need ways to finance these things, such as a carbon tax, a tax on Wall Street trades, and a progressive tax on wealth. Robert Reich: How to prevent future Trumps 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Jesse Cupp said, a Mountain View resident who introduced himself to the council as a Google shareholder who favors a progressive tax. Voters in Google’s hometown to decide employee ‘head tax’ 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z And right now, with a GOP that opposes progressive tax policies controlling so much of the federal government, it seems like Social Security and Medicare aren’t likely to be expanded. Medicare will be dead in 8 years 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z The progressive tax system which was implemented in 1862 is also being radically subverted under the auspices of "tax reform." Donald Trump’s empire of disorientation: Where the future is the past, made worse 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z You needed a progressive tax reform, and you got the opposite. Transcript: An interview with Marco Rubio 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Durkin said a progressive tax would feed the addictions of Democratic lawmakers. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z If Mr. Rauner loses in November and Democrats get their progressive tax, New Jersey is the ghost of Illinois future. Illinois Progressive Tax Gambit 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “It was not a progressive tax bill. It was a regressive tax bill,” he argued. Bill Gates: People like me should pay ‘significantly higher taxes’ 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Carlyle says that’s not likely in a short, 60-day Legislative session, but gives his analysis of Democratic proposals to impose more progressive taxes on carbon emissions or capital gains. Podcast: state Sen. Reuven Carlyle on ‘punitive’ property tax boost about to hit Seattle 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z California’s steeply progressive tax code has encouraged a boom-bust revenue and spending cycle. California’s Political Charity 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Instead of forcing families to fork over more of their hard-earned money to the government through a progressive tax, let’s build our economy, grow jobs and put money into their pockets.” Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z That doesn’t mean progressive tax reform will necessarily be on their agenda in 2018. Here’s why Democrats in Olympia will avoid making waves in 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z And it is true that, in a progressive tax system, broad tax cuts will go disproportionately to people who pay a lot of taxes in the first place. Opinion | Republicans had a chance to reject their inner plutocrat. They blew it. 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Calling Durkan the candidate of the business establishment, Moon, 54, vowed to transform the city by fighting by for racial justice and a more progressive tax system. Jenny Durkan sworn in as Seattle’s 1st female mayor since 1920s 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z This will require progressive tax, progressive estate tax and tax on wealth. Opinion | The Clash of Social Visions 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Pritzker, be talking about a progressive tax if it were not a path to more of your money? Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Many hail from less urban parts of the state, where “progressive tax reform” sounds more like a path toward losing their next election. Here’s why Democrats in Olympia will avoid making waves in 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The idea offers something for Democrats, too: a much more progressive tax code. Opinion | The original Trump campaign tax plan is the right one 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z If an income tax survives the court challenge, I suggest Seattle adopt a truly progressive tax system where every person who pays federal income tax contributes to the costs of running Seattle. Seattle Income Tax: Readers weigh in 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z This provision punishes states with more progressive tax structures that ask their best-off citizens to ease the difficulties of their less fortunate neighbors. Opinion | Stop obsessing about tax cuts 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z The result is a more progressive tax system that raises less revenue. Opinion | We don’t need tax cuts for the middle class 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Losing even one vote in either chamber is enough to kill hopes of progressive tax reform. Here’s why Democrats in Olympia will avoid making waves in 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z One key to fighting inequality is a progressive tax system that includes the estate tax that Mr. Trump’s plan eliminates. Right and Left React to Trump’s Tax Cut Proposal 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z But a key ingredient is a progressive tax system, including the estate tax. I'm a millionaire. I don't need another tax break, Mr Trump | Amelie Ratliff 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Democrats have fumed over that, and are seeking unified control to do more to address climate change, shore up social services and boost education funding through more progressive taxes. Meet the district that could change Washington state’s political landscape 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Paradoxically, then, we may need less progressive taxes to fund more progressive spending programs. Opinion | We don’t need tax cuts for the middle class 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Days before the Senate acted, the bill’s top advocate, the California Nurses Association, released a plan to raise the $100-plus billion in revenue needed, offering two progressive tax increases. Bernie's healthcare solution has a major flaw, and it's an open invitation for critics 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z “We need to be having a conversation around progressive tax sources,” she said, “and income tax is the centerpiece.” A city of riches? Most Seattle filers make less than $50K, IRS data show 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z It will do little to affect the real problems: Washington’s lack of progressive taxes and the decline of a progressive federal tax system. With city income tax, is Seattle the next Detroit? 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z They also see the Seattle tax as a step toward building political momentum for the state and its other cities and towns to enact progressive tax systems. The Latest: Seattle OKs income tax on wealthy residents 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Democrats just squandered their best chance for progressive tax reform with the big budget deal last week. Blue state? Seattle gets rolled in Olympia tax deal 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z With a November special election that could flip control of the Senate, some Democrats already are talking about more progressive tax proposals to fund education. Eight lawmakers’ secluded struggle to broker McCleary funding deal 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z If rumors in Olympia are true, the secret budget plan includes none of Democrats’ progressive tax changes. Washington Lawmakers, this is no way to run a state 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Compared to a more progressive tax, “This just seems like wasted energy,” he said. Is Seattle’s proposed soda tax also a tax on sugary lattes? 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Taking the Senate could allow Democrats to push for action on climate change, gun regulations, a more progressive tax structure and new state revenue for schools and other programs. Taxes vs Trump: east side contest will determine power in Olympia 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Is a flat or a progressive tax fairer? Perspective | People don’t like paying taxes. That’s because they don’t understand them. 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z A progressive tax on agricultural practices that damage health and the environment would soon pay for itself. Health and environment: Add a tax to the EU agricultural policy : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z A progressive tax system based on the number of American workers might persuade corporations to bring factories home. Opinion | Base companies’ taxes on what percentage of their employees are American 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z We can only hope that trends move in that direction, but are not optimistic that this will happen out of benevolence- it will take better public policy, such as a progressive tax code. Editorials from around New England 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z One way to achieve a more sustainable society would be to impose progressive taxes on goods that are particularly detrimental to the environment when consumed. Environment: Progressive taxes for sustainability : Nature : Nature Research 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z "California has the most progressive tax system in the United States," Brown told a press conference on Tuesday. California Governor Brown proposes $179.5 billion state budget 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Its hard to see how we could do much better than our current system of a relatively free market with progressive taxes limited so as not to remove the incentive to be productive. In an Age of Privilege, Not Everyone Is in the Same Boat 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z “It’s actually not clear to me that a more progressive tax code is necessarily the solution,” Mr. Ready said. The American Dream Is Fading, and May Be Very Hard to Revive 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z “It sends a message to the state Legislature that we need to find progressive tax solutions to our higher-education crisis,” Weiner said. Olympia voters consider an income tax for high earners 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z “It sends a message to the state Legislature that we need to find progressive tax solutions to our higher education crisis,” Weiner said. Olympia voters to weigh in on income tax for high earners 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z And with progressive tax policy, she hopes to reverse years of destructive irresponsibility by the 1 percent. No Outreach Necessary 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Australia has a progressive tax system that means those on higher incomes pay more, as they should. The Price of Australia’s Real Estate Boom 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “It’s bipartisan because the Republicans want to address levies, and the Democrats want a progressive tax code,” he said. Chris Reykdal’s legislative experience a plus for schools job, backers say 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The top 1% now get about 17% of the nation’s income before taxes and pay 28% of federal taxes as a result of the progressive tax code, according to the Tax Policy Center. Hillary Clinton Targets Tax Hikes at the Very Top 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z As soon as people started doing well, given such high progressive tax rates, their earnings hit the tax structure, and severe disincentives to work and invest kicked in. John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan Proved Tax Cuts Work 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The biggest gains occurred in the post-second world war era of the GI Bill, affordable higher education, strong labor unions, and a progressive tax code. Two American Dreams: how a dumbed-down nation lost sight of a great idea 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z What a shift from a regressive to a progressive tax structure that would be. Income tax: How to avoid a tax grab by the Legislature 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Her platform includes proposals for a progressive tax structure with “fair share surcharges” on multimillionaires. Inequality is a distraction. The real issue is growth. 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z While the referendum is billed as a progressive tax to help fund education and health services for the poor, the real beneficiaries as usual will be public unions. Oregon’s Regressive Tax Referendum 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z There’s nothing wrong with a progressive tax system. California Editorial Roundup 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Like other states with progressive tax codes, Connecticut is dependent on high earners. Connecticut’s Hedge-Fund Bribe 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z One official familiar with the matter said that the government was considering a progressive tax, under which income tax for richer Russians would rise from its current 13% flat rate. As Oil Reserves Dwindle, Russia Weighs Tax Increases to Fill Budget Gaps 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z If you keep the current progressive tax system, then you will keep and grow the many, legal work arounds. For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z For all their differences, Sanders and Hillary Clinton both support more regulation of Wall Street, more progressive taxes, and government measures to ease economic dislocation and to provide broader social benefits. Michigan voters revolt against the party establishments 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The group is a coalition that claims 425 members which are national and state organizations pushing for what it calls “comprehensive, progressive tax reform.” Tax group blasts Pfizer, urges stop to its tax-cutting deal 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The culmination of this new program is the tax reform of 1986, which ended half a century of a progressive tax system and lowered the rate applicable to the highest incomes to 28%. Thomas Piketty on the rise of Bernie Sanders: the US enters a new political era 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z On the left, it has meant demands to downsize big banks, crack down on tax-dodging multinationals, shift to a much more progressive tax system, and get serious about curbing carbon emissions. Bernie Sanders and the New Populism 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Once this movement materializes, all sorts of things that now seem out of the question—such as true universal health care, free college tuition, and a much more progressive tax system—will become possible. Bernie Sanders and the Realists 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z In his Dec. 2 op-ed, “Let’s tax campaign spending,” Daniel Nemirovsky proposed a progressive tax with a high marginal rate on campaign spending, not unlike income tax rates during the Eisenhower administration. Taxing campaign spending 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Bush has a progressive tax structure, with lower rates. What You Missed While Not Watching the Milwaukee GOP Debate 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Structuring a progressive tax schedule requires meticulous calibration by panels of experts. Why the Flat Tax Is More Popular Than Ever 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z And the left’s intellectuals, including Thomas Piketty, an economist now on occasional loan to Mr Corbyn, remain preoccupied with denouncing austerity and modelling a more progressive tax system. Leaders in driverless cars 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z In contrast with the current progressive tax system, where wealthier people pay a higher marginal rate of tax, this would introduce a single fixed rate, regardless of income. Eight radical taxes that have been floated - BBC News 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z It took Donald Trump—in a startling display of substance—to point out that the progressive tax had been around for more than 100 years. How to Make Donald Trump Disappear 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z He defended his flat-tax plan, based on biblical 10 percent tithing, and didn't respond when Trump, relatively gently, corrected him on his notion that the current U.S. progressive tax system is socialist. In Second GOP Debate, Second-Place Carson Stays Out of the Fray 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z They know that these societies embrace universal health insurance, childcare, paid family leave and paid vacations, more equality for women, and more progressive taxes. The rise of the “self-proclaimed socialist”: Why reporters shouldn’t be so surprised that Bernie Sanders’ appeal is growing 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Capital gains tax works like most progressive taxes. How to Intentionally Realize Capital Gains 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z The reality is that our current progressive tax system in its purest form—one unfettered by reams of special interest breaks and exemptions—is little more than a system of wealth distribution. Rand Paul Struggles To Keep Candidacy Alive By Introducing Flat Tax Plan-Collective Yawn Follows 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Our progressive tax rates guarantee that not every dollar you earn is taxed at your highest marginal tax rate. Why You Should Max Out Your Retirement Accounts 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Between a progressive tax system, lower tax rates for investment than earned income and an inflation-adjusted tax bracket, many people will be surprised to see their tax rate fall during retirement. How to Adjust Your Finances in Retirement 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Or maybe it’s some sort of more progressive tax on consumption. Abolish The IRS? Good Luck With That 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z As the old order collapsed and Europe adopted progressive taxes and democratic welfare states, the distribution of wealth was made less unequal. Updating Piketty: Takeaways From His American Economic Review Article 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z But the ticket seemed to focus his attention on Finnish policies that he said discouraged entrepreneurs, apparently a reference to the country’s progressive tax system and its high inheritance taxes. Speeding in Finland Can Cost a Fortune, if You Already Have One 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z He highlighted the goal of a more progressive tax code as central in that agenda. N.Y.’s de Blasio gathers progressives to kick-start debate on income inequality 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Budget cuts continued, but so did progressive tax increases. A low-spirited country 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z And, the value of those deductions are tied to our progressive tax rate structure. America's Tax Code Is More Progressive Than You Think 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Carefully targeted social insurance financed by progressive taxes is likely to be both stingy and politically weak. Patching Up the Social Safety Net 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z “This is a very progressive tax system that we’ve come up with,” he said the day after his budget address to the Legislature. Wolf tax plan differs a bit from the campaign version 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z First, a progressive tax regime, which means that the effective tax rate paid by Russian oil producers decreases as oil prices fall, and vice versa. Research Suggests Russian Oil and Gas Firms Can Cope With Low Oil Prices 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The federal government, which spreads the burden across the entire economy, is in the best position to impose progressive taxes. Guest: Gov. Inslee’s capital-gains tax idea is dead on arrival 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z It introduced a progressive tax on advertising revenues, though only one company is subject to the tax’s top rate: Hungary’s most popular commercial TV station, RTL Klub, owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Power Hungary: How Viktor Orban Became Europe's New Strongman 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Key issues will include a hike in the welfare grant, a $15 minimum wage, progressive taxes, single-payer health care, rent control, education funding, and job creation. Advocacy groups to rally on eve of Cuomo’s annual address 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z As for moving capital gains taxes on the very wealthy back to Reagan-era levels, most any effort to return to a more progressive tax system would be healthy. Obama, inequality and taxes 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Because the room for higher progressive taxes, which are largely going to be based upon income, is already occupied by the Federal taxation system. Of Course Local Tax Systems Are Regressive In The US 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z After years of negotiating, the NBA’s economy now resembles a standard postwar Keynesian national model, with a familiar four-bracket marginal progressive tax structure used to redistribute revenue to smaller teams. NBA’s socialist revolution: How a new plan could radicalize the league — and America 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The think tank argued that achieving this "requires that all income tax is devolved to allow the Scottish Parliament more flexibility in creating a progressive tax system, improving public services and increasing redistribution". Labour urged to go further on tax 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The state has an exceptionally progressive tax structure—wealthy people, who disproportionately pay capital-gains taxes, have especially high income-tax rates—and many rich people. The Rehabilitation of California’s Ballot Measure 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z The bipartisan group wants a fair, progressive tax system that adequately funds public education, the arts and health care; improvements to voting rights; and a court system free from political influence. Grassroots plays outsized role in Kansas elections 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z But rather than move to a progressive tax on capital, as Piketty would like, I think we’d be best off with a progressive tax on consumption. Why Economists Disagree With Piketty's "r>g" Hypothesis On Wealth Inequality 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z For both political and economic reasons, he says, the better trade-off is a slightly less progressive tax system that raises more revenue to support higher levels of public investment and a more generous safety net. ‘We Are Better Than This’ Edward Kleinbard, and ‘Seven Bad Ideas,’ Jeff Madrick My own argument would be the other way around: I’m just fine with a progressive tax system, one without a VAT. Memo To Mike Konzcal; Yes The US Tax System Is Very Progressive And No It Doesn't Soak The Rich 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr Bickley dismisses that claim, avowing that he would prefer a more progressive tax system. The flexible Mr Farage 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z However, Labour says this would be a progressive tax, so those with the biggest homes would pay proportionately more than those just above the £2m threshold. How would a mansion tax work? 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Sanders likes to cast his proposal in grand historical terms, laying claim to a distinctly American tradition of progressive tax reform. Should We Tax Away Huge Fortunes? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z A year later, Congress changed the system, creating the first progressive tax structure: The more money an individual made, the higher the percentage he or she paid in taxes. Best state in America: Montana, whose tax system is the fairest of them all But his shoestring campaign allows the 61-year-old activist to promote issues such as clean energy and progressive taxes. Green gov candidate: I’m only progressive running 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Without active state interventions, including more progressive tax regimes than current, capital will accumulate faster than incomes. Scottish referendum: will we wake to a hangover on Friday? 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Or, to put it more accurately, abolish the corporate income tax and replace it with a simpler, fairer and more progressive tax which doesn’t cause so much mayhem. Burger King-Tim Horton: Scrap the Corporation Tax Completely 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z By raising more money with this very progressive tax, the revenue system as a whole would become more progressive. Should We Tax Away Huge Fortunes? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z They also said that it made for bad economics, with a progressive tax structure that increased and decreased revenue collection based on the price of oil and the producer’s level of investment. Sarah Palin’s Attack on Gov. Sean Parnell’s Plan Aligns Her With State Democrats 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z David Richardson, senior research fellow at the Australia Institute, said progressive taxes were designed to ensure higher income earners paid a proportionately greater share of their income than lower income earners. Poor spend most on petrol, figures show, as anger grows at Joe Hockey 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z That tax would be a progressive tax, as with our current income tax systems. Of Course We Should Abolish The Corporation Tax 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Many Democrats and advocates of a more progressive tax system recoil at the insistence any package be revenue-neutral. The Muddled Road to Overhauling Corporate Taxes 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The report doesn’t go deep enough into causes, such as industry consolidation, loss of a progressive tax system, financialization, ill-considered trade deals and rent-seeking, and thus it’s responses are inadequate. Yes, inequality hurts the economy 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Due to the progressive tax and transfer system, and the variety of implicit marginal tax rates people face, the status quo is that many people are probably working an inefficiently low amount. Why You Don't Need To Be A Paternalist To Embrace Welfare Paternalism 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Options to address inequality include more progressive tax systems and greater use of property taxes, she said. IMF chief says banks haven't changed since financial crisis 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z His wealth tax would be an annual progressive tax on all wealth. DUBAY: Thomas Piketty’s wealth tax would be an administrative nightmare 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Democrats will debate a proposed party platform that supports a “fair, progressive tax system,” the adoption of a universal, single-payer health care system and opposes “right-to-work” laws. Need for change is focus of Democratic convention 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Then, in that melodious singsong of his, Mr. Cuomo began naming upstate counties and praising everything from immigrants to the state’s progressive tax code, and achieved a touch of eloquence. Nod, Smile and Wave While You Can (Wink!) 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z His claim is that a progressive tax system requires rising marginal tax rates: this isn’t true, a progressive tax system is one that is defined by rising average tax rates. Britain's Leading Tax Expert Makes A Slightly Embarrassing Little Boo Boo 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Given steeply progressive tax rates, even middle-income Germans face such opaque and automatic tax rises every year. Steep and cold progression 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z It would be very easy in the U.S. to turn the property tax into a progressive tax on net worth. An Immodest Proposal: A Global Tax on the Superrich 2014-04-10T19:00:44Z Still, despite a progressive tax code and all Mr Obama’s talk of promoting equality, America still redistributes less than most other rich countries. The president’s budget: Sliding away 2014-03-06T16:01:17Z The opposition parties would like to move towards a progressive tax policy with higher rates for higher earners, as applied by most developed countries. Estonian PM submits resignation: president's spokesman 2014-03-04T09:46:26Z In a progressive tax system there is more than one rate of tax charged. Britain's Leading Tax Expert Makes A Slightly Embarrassing Little Boo Boo 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The new deal is called block-rate pricing, and it resembles progressive tax policy: the more water you use, the higher your rates. How to survive a future without water 2014-03-01T23:00:00Z Liberals of that era were also strong in their support for “vertical equity,” which meant steeply progressive tax rates. Today's Economist: The Roots of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Part II 2014-01-28T05:01:29Z The report calls on governments to crackdown on international tax dodgers and invest in public institutions such as healthcare, as well as implement progressive taxes and eradicate opaque political structures that encourage corruption. World's 85 Richest People Own as Much as 3.5bn Poorest 2014-01-20T10:35:25Z I liked that he decreased the progressive tax rate and managed to bring in literally 10x as much revenue. Anti-poverty programmes: Are we helping the poor? 2013-12-18T16:52:59Z To cancel every anti-poverty measure and reallocate government funds for a UBI would entrench inequality unless financed with a heavily progressive tax. A government-guaranteed basic income: The check is in the mail 2013-11-19T17:19:48Z Third, once recovery is assured, there should be an elimination of the structural deficit through a series of progressive tax rises and by making cuts in wasteful public spending. Letters: Alternatives to prolonging George Osborne's austerity 2013-06-23T20:00:04Z There are more progressive taxes — say taxing the “carried interest” charged by fund managers at the same rate as regular income, or raising taxes on dividends. Economic Scene: The Trouble With Taxing Corporations 2013-05-29T00:52:54Z A progressive tax system should maintain or reduce income inequality so that our society is more of a meritocracy than a plutocracy. Letters: Letters: Income, Taxes and Math 2013-01-05T21:22:08Z After those changes and the new law, comparing average tax rates for poor households and wealthy households, 2013 might be the most progressive tax code since 1979. After Fiscal Deal, Tax Code May Be Most Progressive Since 1979 2013-01-05T02:29:46Z On the left, there are those seeking more progressive taxes; those focused on protecting the poor; and defenders of current entitlement programs. Why Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Are More Complicated Than We Think 2012-12-12T12:26:25Z The days when progressive taxes were accepted as being the least-worse option are becoming distant memories. Letters: True Tory colours revealed in autumn statement 2012-12-06T21:00:06Z First enacted nearly a century ago to combat the rise of dynastic wealth and check income disparity, the estate tax is the most progressive tax there is. Analysis: Democrats' discord undercuts Obama estate tax push 2012-11-30T06:07:59Z The second is that very progressive tax codes are not very effective at raising money. Economic Scene: Combating Inequality May Require Broader Tax 2012-11-27T23:44:07Z Instead, he suggests, we may need less progressive taxes, or even regressive taxes, to finance more progressive spending programs. DealBook: Setting the Table for Tax Negotiations 2012-11-08T17:35:41Z Mr. Valero-Ladron points to the successes of environmentally progressive tax schemes put into place in Northern European countries during the nineties. IHT Rendezvous: Norway Increases Carbon Tax on Domestic Production 2012-10-15T12:10:29Z In response first to the formation of workers’ unions and the rise of socialist parties and then to the Depression, politicians on both sides of the Atlantic introduced progressive taxes, government regulation and social protection. History: As you were 2012-10-11T15:07:28Z Historically, this deduction prevents progressive tax rates from approaching or exceeding 100%. Romney's Return Suggests He Paid 57.9% in Taxes and Gifts to Charity 2012-10-08T13:19:11Z Financed through a more progressive tax code — it looks more like charity than a universal right. Economic Scene: Combating Inequality May Require Broader Tax 2012-11-27T23:44:07Z This would justify a progressive tax schedule — with tax rates rising sharply with income. Economic Scene: The Great American Tax Debate 2012-09-19T00:00:38Z But through things like mortgage and charitable deductions, and our progressive tax scale, many people’s effective tax rate is considerably lower than the top marginal rate they pay. Higher Tax Rates Certain, But They Won't Matter 2012-08-24T20:35:31Z The Scottish government wants to change stamp duty on house purchases from a percentage charge to a progressive tax. Stamp duty to change in Scotland 2012-06-07T15:16:00Z Kotlikoff makes the valid point that progressive taxes, opportunity costs and Social Security all favor the plumber over the doctor. Peter Thiel sings siren song to America?s youth 2012-05-21T17:12:18Z So trying to raise a lot of money with our progressive tax code would probably not achieve the goal and could damage economic growth. Economic Scene: Combating Inequality May Require Broader Tax 2012-11-27T23:44:07Z With a progressive tax system -- supposedly requiring the rich to pay more of their income than the poor -- it’s indefensible that some wealthy people enjoy preferential treatment. Wonkbook: The 'recovery' has made inequality worse 2012-04-18T12:01:44Z More progressive tax regimes are generally more complicated, because the emphasis is fairness rather than simplicity or efficiency. We?re #1! U.S. Officially Has the Top Corporate Tax Rate. Or Not. 2012-04-02T14:22:40Z “In theory, we have a progressive tax code in which the more successful you are, the more money you make, the greater rate you pay in taxation,” Mr. Whitehouse said. Democratic Senators to Push ?Buffet Rule? 2012-01-30T17:56:45Z This might include better education, greater state investment in transport and health care, and more progressive tax systems. Insight: In Arab Spring, economic gain may trump pain 2012-01-17T07:04:37Z “I think in terms of behavior of teams with this new harsher, more progressive tax, behavior is often difficult to predict,” Silver said. N.B.A. Owners and Players Ratify Labor Deal 2011-12-09T02:23:50Z Andrew M. Cuomo’s effort to institute a more progressive tax code. City Room: Council Committee Endorses Cuomo's Tax Plan 2011-12-06T19:26:57Z Democrats, emboldened by the Occupy Wall Street movement, are eager for the governor to push a more progressive tax system and a more aggressive job-creation program. Andrew Cuomo Calls for Stimulus Package in Addition to Tax Reform 2011-12-05T02:29:03Z From one angle of view, this seems absurd, particularly in a country that boasts of a progressive tax code. On billionaires, secretaries and taxes 2011-11-26T22:11:06Z Financial policy would be based on a group of state banks and fiscal policy would involve introducing a progressive tax. Anathema or new hope? Russian Communists battle on 2011-11-23T11:33:39Z Past budget-closing agreements in the 1980s and 1990s rested much more heavily on progressive tax increases and explicitly protected programs for those with modest incomes. Congressional Committee at Odds on How to Cut Deficit 2011-11-19T20:57:20Z They feel in their bones that antagonism toward the rich is a dead end and so don’t favor highly progressive taxes. Economic View: Turning the Dialogue From Wealth to Values 2011-11-12T19:30:50Z We should replace the progressive income tax with a simplified and much more steeply progressive tax on each household’s annual consumption expenditure — calculated as the difference between its income and its annual savings. Economic View: Flat Tax Doesn?t Solve Inequality Problem 2011-11-05T21:30:27Z There is vast income disparity in the United States, which is why under the progressive tax system, the wealthy already pay most of the income taxes. Obama, taxes and the ?Buffett Rule? 2011-09-21T10:00:00Z Democrats, defending the idea of a progressive tax code, argue that the wealthy should pay at least the same tax rate as the middle class, perhaps a higher rate. Obama's Tax Plan: 'Fair Share' vs. 'Class Warfare' 2011-09-19T16:19:36Z Annualized job growth in the Clinton years, under a more progressive tax structure, was about four times that of the Bush years. The problem with Romney's jobs plan 2011-09-07T18:01:00Z The progressive tax structure rests upon the eminently sensible notion that those who earn more should be taxed at a higher rate. Both Parties Misunderstand Taxes, Sacrifice: Stephen L. Carter 2011-09-01T00:24:03Z One self-identified Tea Party Web site goes so far as to decry wealth inequality and calls for a progressive tax on wealth. Economix: Defining Economic Interest 2011-08-08T10:00:07Z So why hasn’t a budget proposal that features more progressive taxes had a stronger, more visible impact on the national debate? Economix: How the Budget War Was Framed 2011-07-18T10:00:11Z Some of the most progressive tax systems in the world are based in large part on consumption taxes. Economix: Will the United States Default? 2011-07-07T09:00:43Z On the subject of taxing the wealthy, I'm sure that politicians will return to the question of a progressive tax scale. Growing gap 2011-05-27T21:37:36Z Lefties will perceive a progressive tax system because they see it taxing wealth as well as wages. Left, Right Can Love Tax Plan: Laurence Kotlikoff, Andrew Weiss 2011-04-27T23:05:13Z Kane calls for a less progressive tax system to limit the tax burden on entrepreneurs with sole proprietorships or LLCs, a solution which he claims is "sure to please no one." Is the "Check In" Era Nearly Over? 2011-04-13T15:54:46Z That’s not to say universal health care or a more progressive tax code wouldn’t be good for the country. What do we do about wage stagnation? 2011-03-16T20:08:00Z It added that corporate income tax was among the most progressive taxes, because stock ownership was heavily concentrated among the wealthiest taxpayers. 10 reasons we should tax corporations 2011-03-15T11:00:00Z A Democratic president would do well to rebut these falsehoods by proposing a truly progressive tax. The case for a 70 percent marginal tax rate on the rich 2011-02-16T15:50:00Z The progressive tax system I’ve outlined will get the economy growing again. Obama's choice: Fight fire with gasoline 2011-02-14T13:01:00Z Because the individual income tax is one of the few truly progressive taxes, and other taxes are regressive, the overall tax systems in Western Europe may not be as progressive as you might think. Economix: Who Pays for Big Government? 2010-12-01T15:56:00Z Today, the government taxes those dollars at the same rate, which is hard to justify in a country with a progressive tax system and high inequality. Economic Scene: In Tax Cuts, the Options Run Short 2010-12-01T14:46:00Z That is the concept of progressive taxes — high-income households not only pay more tax but pay a greater fraction of their income in tax. Economix: Fairness and Taxation 2010-11-24T11:00:00Z The same research study found that most people are strongly in favour of progressive taxes and benefits and support greater equality to improve quality of life across society. Them and Us by Will Hutton ? review 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z If inequality is the core issue, more progressive taxes or investing in education programs might be more effective. Special Report: The haves, the have-nots and the dreamless dead 2010-10-22T05:31:00Z But we can and should maintain our distinctive and progressive tax policies for the future. Liberal Democrat conference: Vince Cable speech in full 2010-09-22T11:28:00Z Most of the progressive tax rises to come in over the next couple years, says the IFS, are Labour's handiwork. The emergency budget: Taking from the poor 2010-08-24T23:05:00Z Instead, they dream of funding more generous Social Security benefits and a reformed Medicare program out of higher progressive taxes on the wealthy few -- something that not even the social democratic Swedes have done. The liberal case for regressive taxation 2010-08-10T11:01:00Z Low-income people would get help through a progressive tax of 2 percent or 3 percent on the better-off half of households. Solving the Social Security Squeeze 2010-07-20T02:00:00Z So, in effect, private markets are already applying an implicit progressive tax in the way they pay workers. Economic View: In Private Pay, an Implicit Progressive Tax 2010-04-25T00:44:00Z While they may argue about the detail, all British political parties support the redistribution of wealth through a progressive tax system. Fever pitch 2010-03-13T11:21:00Z The report also argues that a more progressive tax system, expanded health care and worker retraining are better ways to respond to the inevitable disruptions trade brings than protectionism. 2010-02-11T10:38:00Z Liberals should oppose the replacement of social insurance by means-tested charity, even if the deal is sweetened by paying for means-tested benefits for the poor only by progressive taxes on the rich. The liberal case for regressive taxation 2010-08-10T11:01:00Z They establish fairness not so much by progressive tax regimes as through spending on health, education, training and child care. 2010-02-04T09:35:00Z Our own country has not been without a progressive tax. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 All incomes unearned by productive work of hand or brain were subjected to a progressive tax, which reached fifty per cent. when the income amounted to �10,000 a year. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror It has been attempted to deal with the question by progressive taxes on succession to large fortunes: but this is not enough. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Small fortunes would be exempted and those above 20,000 marks would be subject to a progressive tax. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers He called for a tax on yearly incomes, a progressive tax, a European federation, and the education of the people, the encouragement of the fine arts on the liberal scale. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man Senator David B. Hill, of New York, has called the progressive tax a “modern fad.” The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 Lord Holland in a maiden speech pronounced them worse than the progressive taxes of Robespierre. William Pitt and the Great War Note that there is no need for a government deficit since the analysis on the dynamic marginal rate shows that progressive taxes need not be a drawback for the richer. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy He added, however, that her share of the German indemnity would wipe out her foreign debt, while a progressive tax on all but small fortunes would meet her internal obligations. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Accordingly we always see the legislator stopping, in his fiscal laws, before the subversive consequences of the progressive tax, and consecrating the necessity, the immutability of the proportional tax. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery According to this table, an estate cannot produce more than L12,370 clear of the land tax and the progressive tax, and therefore the dividing such estates will follow as a matter of family interest. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man "I will go further," adds Say; "I will not fear to say that the progressive tax is the only equitable tax." System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery After having demonstrated the contradiction and delusion of the progressive tax, must I prove its injustice also? System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Thus, in trying to reach the rich, the progressive tax always reaches the consumer; and it is impossible for it not to reach him without suppressing production altogether: what a mistake! System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Moreover, the supposition of a progressive tax based either on product or on capital is perfectly absurd. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Therefore the progressive tax stops the creation of capital; furthermore it hinders its circulation. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery The progressive tax resolves itself, then, whatever may be done, into a denial of justice, prohibition of production, confiscation. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery |
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