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Recent Examples of poll tax
In a state where Republicans pass tougher and tougher voting restrictions every legislative session, the Alabama Democratic Party has responded by enacting its own sort of poll tax.
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Kyle Whitmire, al, 6 May 2023
And paid two dollars for his poll tax.
—CBS News, 5 May 2021
In 1924, the doctor gamely paid his poll tax.
—Lee Drutman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
According to Erin Geiger-Smith, author of the new book Thank You for Voting, those seeking to suppress the vote used to rely on explicitly discriminatory laws, such as ones requiring voters to pay a poll tax or others that made Native Americans ineligible to vote.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2020
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Kyle Whitmire, al, 6 May 2023
And paid two dollars for his poll tax.
—CBS News, 5 May 2021
In 1924, the doctor gamely paid his poll tax.
—Lee Drutman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
According to Erin Geiger-Smith, author of the new book Thank You for Voting, those seeking to suppress the vote used to rely on explicitly discriminatory laws, such as ones requiring voters to pay a poll tax or others that made Native Americans ineligible to vote.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll tax
Noun
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This raises the possibility that Florida’s lack of a state income tax is not the only—or possibly not even the primary—reason for high-income people to move there.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Legislature responded by proposing more than four times that amount this session across three bills, including the income tax cut.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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The property tax agreement says Chula Vista will continue to collect that revenue until LAFCO approves the annexation.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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By contrast, property tax increases for similar projects for schools require only 55% approval.—
Bill Fulton,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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Academics argue that while the government needs to find ways to raise money, that could come from taxing excess profits rather than a single tax that applies to all employers, big and small.—
Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
26 Nov. 2024
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Javier Betancourt, director of the office overseeing the county’s half-percent sales tax for transportation, praised Miller for her extensive state contacts and strong local relationships.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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That’s because residents of the new neighborhood would be unlikely to shop and pay sales tax in Chula Vista, since the only access to the neighborhood is from Dennery Road in San Diego, making shopping in San Diego more convenient.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2021
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The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.—
Mimansa Verma,
Quartz,
10 Nov. 2022
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Under an amendment to the federal law effective Jan. 3, the social security withholding tax of 5.85 percent is being levied against the first $13,200 of salaries and wages.—
Bernice Hoffman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Washington requires foreign financial institutions to disclose their American clients’ financial information to the U.S. Treasury and imposes a 30 percent withholding tax on certain payments to foreign financial institutions that don’t comply.—
Nicholas Shaxson,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2018
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The Athletic’s Mark Carey recently introduced the ‘talisman tax’, which looks at the number of times a player had the last action within their team’s sequence of possession.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Guardian, its subsidiaries, agents, and employees do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice.—
Aleksandar Jakovljevic,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Poll tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll%20tax. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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