If a 10 per cent tax on indoor tanning services was levied by your state government, then this tax would reflect ________ if indoor tanning leads to higher usage of government paid health care services from skin cancer.

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The benefits principle of taxation states that those who benefit the most from government services should pay more in taxes to support those services. If indoor tanning leads to higher usage of government paid health care services from skin cancer, then the tax on indoor tanning services would reflect the benefits principle of taxation.

If a 10 Per Cent Tax on Indoor Tanning Services