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Widely known by whom? I'm not sure how that could be true even in theory; there is no universally agreed on definition of "progressive".
by sweeneyrod 7y ago
Widely known by whom? I'm not sure how that could be true even in theory; there is no universally agreed on definition of "progressive".
- vonmoltke 7y ago> there is no universally agreed on definition of "progressive" "Progressive" is being used here as a technical term with a specific, greed-upon definition[1], not as a description for the leftist political movement that shares the term. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax
- hogFeast 7y agoYes, there is. If you are suggesting that literally no-one has ever thought: I will compare tax systems between countries...then yes...they have done that. And yes there are lots of objective measures of progressivity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax#Measuring_progressivity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax#Measuring_prog... A good, brief, summary is - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/04/05/americas-taxes-are-the-most-progressive-in-the-world-its-government-is-among-the-least/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/04/05/ameri... - and there is also this in the Economist which explains the issues around spending in more detail - https://www.economist.com/united-states/2017/11/23/american-taxes-are-unusually-progressive-government-spending-is-not https://www.economist.com/united-states/2017/11/23/american-...
- sweeneyrod 7y ago> And yes there are lots of objective measures of progressivity Exactly. The US can certainly be considered particularly progressive on some measures, but not all of them. For example, see the linked article.