A Sales Tax Is Generally Considered to Be Regressive Because

A sales tax is generally considered to be regressive because

A) the poor spend a greater percentage of their income on taxable items than the rich.
B) sales tax rates rise as the price of the item rises.
C) only necessities are subject to the sales tax.
D) poor people pay a larger absolute amount of sales tax than the rich.
E) poor people do not benefit from the services provided by sales tax revenues.