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1. they provide the influence to decision makers and public policy through advocacy on behalf of members
A. A person with a higher income pays more money in taxes.
A progressive tax's percentage is dependent on what income bracket you are in. So if you are in a higher income bracket (you earn more) then you would pay a bigger percentage than someone in a lower income bracket. That is why it is a "progressive tax", because it gets progressively bigger.
B they had finish part of it in 1869 and it had taken them six years so that means they started building it in 1863. Then they had continued after that but it was small sections of them adding to the existing railroad.