The use of capitol punishment is used pretty much only in regressive third world countries. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Flag-Burning Amendment One Vote From Passage] Reference
The question of regressive, is regressive for whom — I think it all depends on where we place the burden. From Wordnik.com. [Wonk Room » Live Q&A With Rep. Donna Edwards: Energy, Climate, And Environment] Reference
In the field of autism, this is referred to as regressive autism. From Wordnik.com. [Ariane Zurcher: Autism: A Puzzle] Reference
Whether immersed in regressive narratives derived from the ancien régime (e.g. From Wordnik.com. [Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity] Reference
I am writing this at the risk of being called regressive and very much unlike my age. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
I use the word regressive because that is the term used to describe a consumption based tax system. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Condotta clarifies] Reference
It's an approach that critics have long called regressive and detrimental to working-class families. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
The most controversial change is the grocery tax, which liberal critics call a regressive levy on the poor. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Illinois] Reference
The new electricity levy was "regressive", he said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Treasury rejects report's condemnation of 'regressive' budget. From Wordnik.com. [Letter: The poor can't avoid Micawber's principle] Reference
It is a "regressive" tax, because it hits those with lower incomes hardest. From Wordnik.com. [A Big VAT Lie] Reference
So it's not like he was having some kind of regressive clinginess, I don't think. From Wordnik.com. [Day in the Life of an Idiot] Reference
As the IFS confirmed yesterday, the budget's "overall impact" would be "regressive". From Wordnik.com. [Budget 2010: Osborne's claims of fairness are now exposed as a fraud] Reference
So this is a 'regressive' benefit, helping rich people (and oil companies) more than poor people. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Releases Another Ad Hitting Hillary Over Gas Tax Holiday] Reference
Now politically, the labor unions have to say that they are against it, it's a "regressive" tax by definition. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Terry Sanford, August 20 and 21, 1976. Interview A-0328-2. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Dalton McGuinty has called the idea of extending public funding to all religious schools in Ontario "regressive". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
The word "regressive" as applied to tax rates has a similar effect, at least on me; how can anything regressive be good?. From Wordnik.com. [Mind the Gap] Reference
This kind of regressive lunacy can do nothing but damage to all the strides we have made as women to be recognized as equals. From Wordnik.com. [Is Sarah Palin ready for Prime-Time?] Reference
It's a move described by one library boss as "regressive" at a time when they are trying to innovate as they fight for survival. From Wordnik.com. [Ebook restrictions leave libraries facing virtual lockout] Reference
The measures were branded "regressive" and a threat to personal freedom during a debate called by the Scottish Greens at Holyrood. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-02-01] Reference
He knows how economies and industries work and he doesn't support this bill because it is "regressive"...meaning everyone pays for it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
The Mole - Clegg in the dock over 'regressive', unfair budget. From Wordnik.com. [politicalbetting.com] Reference
The second problem is the 'regressive' attitude of consumers and businesses. From Wordnik.com. [Management-Issues : News] Reference
I'm not entirely sure why I just can't enjoy these "regressive" type of bands. From Wordnik.com. [Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website] Reference
Elsewhere on TV, 'regressive' soaps and reality shows are drawing high ratings. From Wordnik.com. [The Financial Express] Reference
The new world order seems to call for socialism with all its "regressive" policies. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
These are the same "regressive" Democrats that voted in favor of the Stupak Amendment. From Wordnik.com. [CounterPunch] Reference
Blastercard have been branded "regressive" after capping the credit limit to the Brown. From Wordnik.com. [politicalbetting.com] Reference
No 90s conservative would use the word "regressive" to describe a fellow Republican's tax proposal. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
Administration officials say the deduction is regressive, meaning it saves more for people with larger incomes. From Wordnik.com. [Philly.com - Latest Videos] Reference
Angelo Persichilli a good old "regressive" pretend progressive liberal wonders (in his usual NDP bashing article). From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
IFS expert on BBCNews arguing that the raising of the tax threshold for lowest paid workers is in fact "regressive". From Wordnik.com. [politicalbetting.com] Reference
Plus, most taxes other than the income tax are "regressive," not "progressive", meaning they're more of a burden the poorer you are. From Wordnik.com. [Dissident Voice] Reference
It contends that fees are regressive, meaning lower-income people pay a larger percentage of their earnings on fees and wealthier folks. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
Dr. Andrew Weaver, an author of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has said the NDP climate change policy is "regressive". From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference
Because the media establishment and the most economically empowered audiences would desribe is as 'regressive' in the most unthinking way. From Wordnik.com. [NAACHGAANA] Reference
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