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Progressive income tax

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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
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Karl Marx

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Karl Marx is considered by many to be the father of contemporary communistic doctrine.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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ten planks

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1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public purpose.

2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance

4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels

5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.

6. Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the State

7. Extention of factories and instruments of production owned by the State, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.

8. Equal liablity of all to labor. Establishment of Industrial armies, especially for agriculture.

9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the population over the country.

10. Free education for all children in government schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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slavery

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The state of being required to serve or give tribute to someone.
One who engages in debt is in slavery to the debt; the master is the loaner.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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demigods

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Catholics view the saints as demigods.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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demigod

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A human who has been made into a god; a transcendent human; a person who has qualities of a god.
Catholics view Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a demigod.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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federal courts

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Plural of federal court. Courts of the federal government notably willing to terrorize defendents who are being prosecuted for income tax evasion.
The federal courts rarely have any sense of justice.
by Jon Davis January 14, 2004
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