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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
And paid two dollars for his poll tax.
—CBS News, 5 May 2021
In 1924, the doctor gamely paid his poll tax.
—Lee Drutman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
According to Erin Geiger-Smith, author of the new book Thank You for Voting, those seeking to suppress the vote used to rely on explicitly discriminatory laws, such as ones requiring voters to pay a poll tax or others that made Native Americans ineligible to vote.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2020
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Kyle Whitmire, al, 6 May 2023
And paid two dollars for his poll tax.
—CBS News, 5 May 2021
In 1924, the doctor gamely paid his poll tax.
—Lee Drutman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
According to Erin Geiger-Smith, author of the new book Thank You for Voting, those seeking to suppress the vote used to rely on explicitly discriminatory laws, such as ones requiring voters to pay a poll tax or others that made Native Americans ineligible to vote.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll tax
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The second type of problem involved individual taxpayers who faced tax time headaches when trying to claim the credit when filing 2024 income tax returns.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Arizona and North Dakota (both 2.5%) have the lowest among states with an income tax.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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Smith said the decline led to a $25-million annual loss in property tax revenue, and that loss will compound over the next few years.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The new apartments will be built in an area already designated as a TIF district, which means the developers can get access to some of the money from excess property tax revenue as the area increases in value to help with redevelopment costs.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 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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Sun Sentinel Florida House Speaker proposes historic, permanent state sales tax cut The change would need approval from the full Legislature and the governor.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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The sales tax proposal is a bold, ambitious goal that matches Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent suggestion to cut property taxes.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 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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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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Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Washington requires foreign financial institutions to disclose their American clients’ financial information to the U.S. Treasury and imposes a 30 percent withholding tax on certain payments to foreign financial institutions that don’t comply.—
Nicholas Shaxson,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2018
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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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The White House projects the plan will bring in over $1 trillion in new tariff revenue annually, which Trump has said will be used to fund tax cuts.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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 9 Apr. 2025.
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