How to Use anti-tax in a Sentence

anti-tax

adjective
  • That trend continued throughout the night as the anti-tax votes led the results from each polling site.
    — Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Mooney, meanwhile, has the backing of the anti-tax Club for Growth.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But there’s nuance that is often missed when simply branding this as an anti-tax region.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • But some conservatives and anti-tax groups say a massive bond measure is not the right approach.
    — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Strikes of school counselors, a halt on all training of new students, anti-tax moves and even a general strike were proposed.
    — Time, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The measure faced strong opposition from anti-tax groups, but also from cities, who didn’t want to see their sales taxes raised.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 July 2026
  • The anti-tax fever that emerged in the 1980s was not just a problem for the federal government.
    — Austin Sarat, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Over the last four decades, such anti-tax rhetoric has become a staple of American political life.
    — Austin Sarat, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • For Democrats, today’s anti-tax ideology will limit the scope of the possible.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • No one spoke in opposition Tuesday, though some experts have predicted there could be anti-tax groups who come out against the measure.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
  • Thousands turned out for protests June 25, which coincided with the one-year anniversary of huge anti-tax protests.
    — Nicholas Komu, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
  • Advance Colorado, a conservative anti-tax group, pushed the amendment.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Several mothers of the more than 100 young people who have died in protests since last year’s anti-tax demonstrations were present at the burial.
    — Nicholas Komu, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
  • Brown then tried to ride the anti-tax, spending-limit movement into the White House two years later — but failed miserably.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • That turn recognized the rise of an anti-tax and government-skeptical populism on the right that has been a major force in American politics ever since.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Already, the amendment is facing a wave of opposition from anti-tax advocates and local government officials.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • The conservative anti-tax advocates backing the Moores are hoping to use the case to stifle the nascent movement in favor of a wealth tax on the richest Americans.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But those risks haven’t stopped an anti-tax campaign that sees property taxes as inherently unfair from gaining momentum in a party that likes the idea of slashing voters’ more visible tax bills.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The ceremonial mace was also stolen from Kenya’s parliament as protesters stormed the assembly during anti-tax protests which turned violent.
    — Larry Madowo, CNN, 25 June 2024
  • On Monday, the longtime anti-tax advocacy group Florida TaxWatch also came out against the amendment.
    — Lawrence Mower Herald, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
  • Polls show that voters are particularly anti-tax because they are frustrated with continuing inflation and fee increases.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • And in time, anti-tax ideology might threaten the country’s solvency and end up necessitating austerity budgets.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Opaque budgets and an austerity mindset lead to distrust in government, perpetuating anti-tax sentiments.
    — Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Over the last several years, general anti-tax sentiment has seeped into a constellation of political issues across the Kansas City metro.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The violent anti-tax protests in Kenya also provide an example of desperate unemployed youth tapping into a sense of deep popular resentment over fiscal policies.
    — Richard Aidoo, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Its main opponent is the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, a longstanding anti-tax group.
    — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
  • This year’s effort was initially much broader, but a last-minute deal whittled it down to limit certain local taxes in return for legislators’ dropping a measure that would have required anti-tax measures to meet a two-thirds threshold.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As his wealth grew, Thiel showered millions of dollars on Republican politicians and groups with an anti-tax agenda, including Club for Growth Action.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 24 June 2021
  • By celebrating the signers and trying to pressure the holdouts, Norquist has been a singular force in establishing the GOP’s anti-tax culture.
    — Bill Adair, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The June 25 withdrawal deadline for ballot measures has passed, and with it some contentious deals were brokered among the Legislature, anti-tax advocates, business groups and labor unions.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

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