| But the other half of the equation, public spending, negates much of that progressivity. |
| We could debate how to deal with progressivity where all of our points are concerned. |
| Thereafter it increases as a percentage of GDP, reflecting the progressivity of the income tax system. |
| Increase the progressivity of the federal income tax, and finance Medicare through increased sin taxes, gas taxes, and general revenue. |
| For the remaining years, the impacts on personal income tax revenues are higher in the real GDP shock, reflecting higher real income and the progressivity of the tax system. |
| Clearly, the estate tax is at an extreme of progressivity, since the vast majority of taxpayers do not pay it at all. |
