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Recent Examples of poll tax
In a state where Republicans pass tougher and tougher voting restrictions every legislative session, the Alabama Democratic Party has responded by enacting its own sort of poll tax.
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Kyle Whitmire, al, 6 May 2023
Philosopher Henry David Thoreau penned his celebrated civil disobedience essay after being jailed for not paying a poll tax that funded the war.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
Voting rights advocates characterized the Florida proposal as essentially a poll tax that would disenfranchise people of color and people living in poverty.
—Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
The 24th Amendment, which outlawed the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections, had recently been added to the Constitution.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2022
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Kyle Whitmire, al, 6 May 2023
Philosopher Henry David Thoreau penned his celebrated civil disobedience essay after being jailed for not paying a poll tax that funded the war.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
Voting rights advocates characterized the Florida proposal as essentially a poll tax that would disenfranchise people of color and people living in poverty.
—Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
The 24th Amendment, which outlawed the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections, had recently been added to the Constitution.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll tax
Noun
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Unless Congress acts, income tax rates will rise across the board.—
Ryan Ellis,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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As Washington raises prices on everything for everybody, in Maryland, our income tax reform plan will ensure that 94% of Marylanders either get a tax cut or see no change in their taxes.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Apr. 2025
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Downtown office properties have long been a cornerstone of property tax revenue.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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The south suburbs in general face a property tax emergency after last year’s spike in residential tax bills, and in the face of that crisis some communities sadly are seeking leaders who can minimally function.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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Academics argue that while the government needs to find ways to raise money, that could come from taxing excess profits rather than a single tax that applies to all employers, big and small.—
Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
26 Nov. 2024
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Trump's across-the-board tariffs will function like a national sales tax, driving up the cost of everyday necessities, including the food, medicine, clothing, and other essentials that families rely on just to get by.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Call it a roughly 15% national sales tax that someone has to pay.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2021
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The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.—
Mimansa Verma,
Quartz,
10 Nov. 2022
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Zhao points to instances where companies have threatened governments or regions with economic consequences, such as withholding tax revenue, if regulations are imposed.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Under an amendment to the federal law effective Jan. 3, the social security withholding tax of 5.85 percent is being levied against the first $13,200 of salaries and wages.—
Bernice Hoffman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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He's tasked with carrying out the other part of the president's economic agenda, sweeping tax cuts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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This president is pushing, yet again, a plan to gut basic services to give bigger and bigger tax cuts to the wealthy.—
Julia Cherner,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Poll tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll%20tax. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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