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The Government Raises Taxes on Wages by 20% and Splits

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The government raises taxes on wages by 20% and splits the money evenly across households as "free money" such that the average household gets back what it paid extra in taxes.In a household where the dollars collected by the 20% added tax initially equals the dollars received as free money,their work hours are likely to


A) increase.
B) decrease.
C) increase if the income effect dominates the substation effect.
D) remain unchanged.

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