Table 32 -The Table Below Shows Tax Payments Made for Various Incomes

Table 3.2
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Table } 3.2\\\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline \text { Taxable income } & \$ 5,000 & \$ 10,000 & \$ 20,000 \\\hline \text { Tax payments } & \$ 500 & \$ 900 & \$ 1,600 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
-The table below shows tax payments made for various incomes. According to the information in the table below, the tax system is _____

A) progressive at all levels of income.
B) proportional for income levels between $10,000 and $20,000.
C) regressive.
D) based on the benefits-received principle.
E) proportional for income levels between $5,000 and $10,000.