Question 1

Table 12-25
 
-Refer to Table 12-25. Which plan represents the best tax?

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Question 2

If tax revenues from a cigarette tax are used to pay for healthcare expenses related to lung cancer, the cigarette tax could be justified using the .

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Question 3

Table 12-24
 
-Refer to Table 12-24. The tax system is an example of a tax.

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Question 4

Table 12-25
 
-Refer to Table 12-25. Which plan illustrates a progressive tax?

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Question 5

Define horizontal equity and briefly describe some features of the U.S. federal income tax system that may interfere with achieving it.

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Question 6

Table 12-25
 
-Refer to Table 12-25. Do any of the plans achieve vertical equity?

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Question 7

Table 12-24
 
-Refer to Table 12-24. Would the tax system be justified due to the benefits principle?

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Question 8

Table 12-24
 
-Refer to Table 12-24. Does the tax system achieve vertical equity?

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Question 9

Which of the following types of taxes achieves vertical equity: a proportional tax, regressive tax, and/or progressive tax?

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Question 10

Table 12-25
 
-Refer to Table 12-25. Which plan illustrates a regressive tax?

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Question 11

Table 12-25
 
-Refer to Table 12-25. Which plan illustrates a proportional tax?

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Quiz 12: The Design of the Tax System

Table 12-25 -Refer to Table 12-25. Which plan represents the best tax?