Since lower-income people spend a larger proportion of their incomes on groceries than do higher-income people, if grocery stores were required by law to charge a 10-cent fee for disposable bags, this fee could be considered

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A regressive tax takes a larger percentage of income from lower-income individuals than from higher-income individuals. Since lower-income people spend a larger proportion of their incomes on groceries, a mandatory 10-cent fee for disposable bags would take a larger percentage of their income, making it a regressive tax.

Since Lower-Income People Spend a Larger Proportion of Their Incomes