GOVT 2306 Lone Star College Texas Chapter 11 Regressive Tax Structure HW

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Texas has what is known as a "regressive" tax structure, that is, our taxes are not based on income. Everyone has to pay the same sales tax, no matter their income. In order to change this we would have to institute a state income tax like most other states have. After reading the section in chapter 11 on tax revenue describe your position on whether or not Texas should amend the state constitution to allow a personal and/or corporate income tax to increase revenues and to shift the tax burden away from the poor and middle class.

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Texas Tax System
According to Morse (189), Texas has had a regressive tax system for a long time. The
system taxes every person equally, regardless of their income. By taxing everyone equally, this
system takes a larger percentage of income from the poor compared to the rich. While the United
States has heavily adopted progressive tax system, there are still those taxes tha...


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