negative income tax

noun

A progressive income tax system in which people earning below a certain amount receive supplemental pay from the government instead of paying taxes to the government.

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Meanings

nounnegative income tax (plural negative income taxes)

plural negative income taxes

  1. A progressive income tax system in which people earning below a certain amount receive supplemental pay from the government instead of paying taxes to the government.
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