11. "The sales tax is one of the most regressive taxes there is, " he said. 12. The group was told that despite Social Security's regressive tax , the system favors the poor. 13. This is a large, terribly regressive tax on a service sold by a state monopoly, 14. "It's the most regressive tax that's ever been established. 15. This is what tax mavens call regressive taxes . 16. Therefore, high earners pay a lower percentage of their total income, resulting in a regressive tax . 17. The group has characterized the soda tax as a regressive tax , which would unfairly burden the poor 18. "Excise taxes are a regressive tax that result in lower demand for our tobacco, " he stated. 19. He therefore recommends that pollution taxes be linked to cuts in regressive taxes such as social security taxes. 20. Some of those costs represent a " regressive tax on business, " says PwC study director Tom Hoehn.
