DarkSteven
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ORIGINAL: CerVeza progressive = confiscating other peoples' wealth and giving it out to people who don't work. How words can deceive. I see that as regressive and frankly (no, not BAWNY fwankly) we don't have the money nor patience for that nonsense any longer. Per the definitions I've heard a progressive tax by definition taxes those at higher income levels more than those at lower income levels, while a regressive tax does the opposite, As an example, a tax on investments or on yachts would be a progressive tax, while one on food, especially the cheap starchy sort, would be considered a regressive tax. My definition approaches them as different gradations of taxes, while yours seems to feel that any tax whatsoever is progressive if lower income people receive the benefits of it. That sounds like income redistribution, not progressive taxation.
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