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In the 21st century, leftism itself is the regressive set-up.
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Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
The war was thus a pivotal event marking the eclipse of the nineteenth-century system of regressive tariffs by the rise of progressive taxation.
—Ajay K. Mehrotra / Made By History, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
But Project 2025 is stuffed with regressive plans to roll back the IRA and federal climate policies, among other ideas like stripping the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to protect clean air and water.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Trump’s agenda is economically regressive, benefitting the wealthiest Americans and hurting the working class while exploding the deficit.
—Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
The war was thus a pivotal event marking the eclipse of the nineteenth-century system of regressive tariffs by the rise of progressive taxation.
—Ajay K. Mehrotra / Made By History, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
But Project 2025 is stuffed with regressive plans to roll back the IRA and federal climate policies, among other ideas like stripping the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to protect clean air and water.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Trump’s agenda is economically regressive, benefitting the wealthiest Americans and hurting the working class while exploding the deficit.
—Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Regressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regressive. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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