1.   Many of these changes have been directly related to progressive taxation, transfer payments and high levels of employment.

2.   Now Smith had rather little to say about whether this impartial spectator favored progressive taxation.

3.   The banding system is a move towards progressive taxation, which I welcome.

4.   Piketty and Saez argue that the shift came about because of progressive taxation on capital income.

5.   Frenkel also criticized a government decision to increase taxes by changing tax brackets and the system of progressive taxation by giving fewer reductions.

6.   Higher incomes will be taxed more under progressive taxation which will replace the flat-rate tax.