Assume a family that earns $20,000 pays $1,000 in income taxes, while a family that earns $40,000 pays $3,750 in income taxes. In this situation, the income tax system is

A. regressive.
B. progressive.
C. proportional.
D. one of these but we cannot tell which one without more information.


Answer: B

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