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ECONOMICS TODAY: THE MACRO VIEW >CUSTOM
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Will the U.S tax system become more or less progressive if average income tax rates paid by the lowest income tax payers were increased to equality with those paid by the highest income earners..

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Progressive tax is a tax in which the tax amount increases as the taxable income increases. In other words, the tax rate increases from low to high as income of the tax payers increase. For instance, in a country the tax rate for income below $9,500 is 10%, while for income above $45,000 the tax rate is 36%. Thus, this country has a progressive income tax.

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