Suppose George's income is $10,000 and he pays a tax of $1,000 . but Laura's income is $50,000 and she pays a tax of $4,000 . Such a tax is:

a. regressive.
b. progressive.
c. proportional.
d. flat.


a

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What will be an ideal response?

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