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book Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern cover

Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern

Edition 9ISBN: 9780538453745
book Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern cover

Economics: A Contemporary Introduction 9th Edition by William McEachern

Edition 9ISBN: 9780538453745
Exercise 3
During the 1980s, the U.S. Congress imposed a high sales tax on yachts, figuring that the rich could afford to pay for this luxury. But so many jobs were lost in the boat-building industry that the measure was finally repealed. What did Congress get wrong in imposing this luxury tax?
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