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regressive

re·gres·sive [ ri gréssiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. returning to previous condition: reverting to an earlier, less developed condition or way of behaving

2. taxing poorer people more harshly: describes a tax system in which those with low incomes pay proportionally higher taxes than the wealthy


re·gres·sive·ly adverb
re·gres·sive·ness noun
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