Answer: regressive

AnswerCrossword Clue
REGRESSIVELike some taxes
REGRESSIVEBacksliding
regressivetending to regress
regressive(of a tax) Taking a proportionally greater amount from those on lower incomes
regressiveBecoming less advanced; returning to a former or less developed state
regressiveProceeding from effect to cause or from particular to universal
regressiveOf, relating to, or marked by psychological regression