D. people who made more money pay a higher percentage in taxes
The People's Party, or Populists, wanted an income tax put into place that would require the wealthy to pay a higher percentage of taxes than lower income brackets.
Many of the goals of the Populist Party were to bring down the power and wealth of the top 1% by making them contribute more to the overall well-being of the country. An income tax would bring in more revenue and reduce the wealth of the most powerful. This would also allow the government to reduce taxes paid by farmers to use transportation systems.
Gilded age, as the name implies that it is a period when the American economy’s growth is masked by urbanization and industrialisation but inherently there were problems like corruption and poverty.
There was extreme modernization due to the European immigrants who started to build factories and steel frame construction was possible at that time. People started to leave country side in search of towns and cities due to mechanization which helped for the swift progress of the economy.
The rich remained and poor lead a petty life as there was an impersonal relationship that existed between the owners and the workers and corruption was at its peak.
