[ noun ] advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods <noun.attribute>
"The administration is not raising the other issue: what has happened to tax progressivity in the 1980s," said one aide, who like others briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. Progressivity refers to a tax system based on ability to pay.
"Since then, progressivity hasn't been a big topic in the states.
New IRS data reconfirm a trend evolving since 1981: tax progressivity has increased, not decreased, since 1981, and the best way to "soak the rich" is to lower their taxes, leading them to voluntarily reenter the taxable economy.
"We believe in tax fairness and progressivity, and that's what we're going to fight for," said House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo.
In fact, the bubble actually augments the progressivity of the tax code.
Another change that would boost the system's overall progressivity would be to increase the tax on Social Security benefits.
"The Jackson budget chooses social and economic investment over military spending, restores a measure of tax progressivity, and promotes a balanced mix of monetary and fiscal policy.