When the Government Increases Taxes to Provide Traditional Public Goods

question 102

Multiple Choice

When the government increases taxes to provide traditional public goods, such as national security, there tends to be

• A)widespread benefits and costs
• B)widespread costs and concentrated benefits
• C)concentrated benefits and costs
• D)widespread benefits and concentrated costs
• E)widespread costs and either widespread or concentrated benefits

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