With a graduated income tax, lower-income people pay a smaller percentage of their paychecks in taxes, while higher-income folks pay a bigger percentage of their earnings in taxes.
Push For Graduated Income Tax Has Plenty Of Critics
Rick Haglund, Kalamazoo Gazette
Mon, 05/25/2015 - 5:00am
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Topics: Michigan Kalamazoo County Kalamazoo
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