[Willie Green]

Unless you are using a Democrat dictionary, "regressive" means that poor pay more than the rich. I don't know many poor folks who buy more stuff than rich folks.

Regressive means that they must spend a larger proportion of their resources simply to acquire necessities: food, clothing, shelter, medicines. Therefor, placing a tax on these items is much more burdensome to lower incomes citizens than it is to those who are more affluent and have greater discretion and choice over the utilization of their resources.

[Principled]

Regressive means that they must spend a larger proportion of their resources simply to acquire necessities:

Very good. (Even a stopped clock is right twice a day!). Now if you'd just remember that the nrst that's in Congress now provides for tax free spending up to the poverty level, you'd know that this nrst is not regressive.

Geez, can ya post that thingy again???

[Atlas Sneezed]

Regressive means that they must spend a larger proportion of their resources simply to acquire necessities: food, clothing, shelter, medicines.

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Sounds like you're reading from the DU dictionary.