progressivity

noun

pro·gres·siv·i·ty ˌprō-(ˌ)gre-ˈsi-və-tē

: the quality or state of being a progressive tax

Examples of progressivity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On the other hand, some countries that redistribute benefits more tend to have lower tax rates: Canada gets a 92 for progressivity — one of the highest in the world — and has a tax rate of 10 percent. 5. —

Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 Everybody that experiences the sound, the vibration, the progressivity of the thermodynamic engine, cannot say that another type of propulsion is better. —

Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 July 2024 Most societies would balk at the level and progressivity of the taxes—reaching up to 90 percent—that Piketty and his colleagues propose. —

Arvind Subramanian, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020 Nonetheless, a look at the entire tax-and-transfer system — and a consideration of income classes beyond the very top earners — reveals the system’s increasing progressivity. —

Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for progressivity

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