peanut butter approach n.—Gloss: Focusing tax breaks or government stimulus money thinly across a lot of beneficiaries instead of targeting those areas in need of the most help. «A number of speakers Wednesday called for an end to Ohio’s...
prebate n.— «Because poorer people tend to spend a greater share of their income than the wealthy, economists generally consider sales taxes as regressive. The proposal would buffer that burden by pairing the new tax with a system of...