The recent enactment of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' (OBBBA) by President Trump has sparked significant debate.

And while U.S. federal taxes are a progressive tax system, there are many regressive taxes in place as well. But what exactly is a regressive tax, and how does it work? Here’s what you need to know.

Louisiana already has a regressive tax system where people who earn less than $18,000 pay 13.1% of their family income in taxes while people who earn over $552,000 pay only a 6.5% tax rate, ...

To revert back to a tariff-based revenue system is akin to replacing the income tax with a national sales tax. And a national sales tax rate would have to be extremely high, possibly as high as 89 ...

To the editor — As a medical student, I have witnessed how access to health care can mean the difference between stability and crisis. Throughout my clinical rotations in South ...

So, for this and other reasons, our property tax system is highly regressive, burdening the poorest Hoosiers with higher taxes. The bigger problem is really in the adequacy measure.

And while U.S. federal taxes are a progressive tax system, there are many regressive taxes in place as well. But what exactly is a regressive tax, and how does it work? Here’s what you need to know.