ghetto tax
n.— «The study, from the Brookings Institution, said finding ways to eliminate these added costs, often called a “ghetto tax,” could be an important new front in the fight against poverty.» —“Study Documents ‘Ghetto Tax’ Being Paid by the Urban Poor” by Erik Eckholm New York Times July 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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