ePack: Principles of Microeconomics 6th Edition by Gregory Mankiw

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Do you agree with the following statements? Why or why not?
a. "The benefits of corrective taxes as a way to reduce pollution have to be weighed against the deadweight losses that these taxes cause."
b. "When deciding whether to levy a corrective tax on consumers or producers, the government should be careful to levy the tax on the side of the market generating the externality."