With a tax of $2,000 on $30,000 of income and $2,000 on $70,000 of income, we can describe the structure of this tax as

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A regressive tax structure is one where the tax rate decreases as the income increases. In this case, both individuals pay the same amount of tax ($2,000), but the person with the lower income pays a higher percentage of their income in taxes compared to the person with the higher income.

With a Tax of $2,000 on $30,000 of Income and $2,000