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5 May, 12:04

Suppose nicole earns $20,000 per year, michelle earns $40,000 per year, and rosa earns $100,000 per year. under a regressive tax, who would pay a greater percentage of her income in taxes?

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  1. 5 May, 13:54
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    Nicole

    A regressive tax is a tax that effectively goes down percentage wise as the income goes up. A few examples would be a tax with an upper limit on the taxed amount. Or a tax on some commodity that a person will only use a fixed amount. For example:

    Assume a tax on cigarettes of $4.00 per pack. Also assume all three people smoke 1 pack per day. Since there's 365 days per year, that means that each person spends $4 * 365 = $1460 on tax on cigarettes. What percentage of their total income is that?

    Nicole = $1460 / $20000 = 0.073 = 7.3%

    Michelle = $1460 / $40000 = 0.0365 = 3.65%

    Rosa = $1460 / $100000 = 0.0146 = 1.46%

    As you can see, the higher the income, the lower the effective tax rate which is the definition of a regressive tax.
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