Progressive Tax

a tax by which the tax rate increases as the taxable base amount increases

An income tax that is a progressive tax taxes individuals with a greater income at a higher rate than those with a lower income.

by Lil Moff Tarkin August 23, 2010

Progressive income tax

The more money you make, the higher taxes you pay.

Antonym: flat tax

We need to make taxation more progressive and raise taxes on the wealthy.

by The Drafted's guitar player September 6, 2005

Progressive income tax

An income tax that becomes more and more burdensome and/or complex over time.

Progressive income tax

The "progressive income tax" like the income tax system of the United States of America is one of the ten planks of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004