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

progressive taxi

a polite way of requesting a hand-holding walkthrough of something for an idiot

Comes from aviation. When a plane lands at an airport, the tower usually gives the pilot directions to his gate. If the pilot can't remember the directions he can request a progressive taxi, where the tower guides the pilot to his gate (turn left... go straight 200 yards... turn right). This is a nuisance to the tower because it requires that someone usually focused on difficult job of directing traffic in the sky to divert their attention to something stupid like giving simple directions on the ground.

Store clerk 1 to clerk 2: this gentleman needs a progressive taxi to the mens shoes section
store clerk 2: Got it. Come with me sir, ill show you where they are.

by justtryingtohelp357 July 19, 2009