Suppose the government of a town of 2,000 people implements a tax on each of its 2,000 citizens to raise $1,000 for a sculpture that will be placed in the common area of a 5-person neighborhood. Each of the 5 people in the small neighborhood will receive $120 in benefits from the sculpture. This tax is likely to

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The tax is likely to generate little opposition from a majority of its taxpayers because the benefits of the sculpture are concentrated on a small number of people, while the costs are spread out over a large number of people.

Suppose the Government of a Town of 2,000 People Implements