Apply: Determine if each of the taxes listed below is progressive, proportional or regressive. PROGRESSIVE PROPORTIONAL, ORREGRESSIVE 1. a tax of 100 on each resident of a town 2. an income tax of 10% on every taxpayer __ __ 3. a tax of 1,000 on a person earning 10,000 and a tax of 1,500 on a person earning 20,000 __ 4. a tax of 10% on the first 50,000 of income, 20% on the next 50,000 of income, 30% on the next 50,000, and 40% on all income over 150,000 __

1. A tax of 1,000 on a person earning 1,500 on a person earning 50,000 of income, 20% on the next 50,000, and 40% on all income over $150,000 is a progressive tax. This is because the tax rate increases as the income level increases.