Excess Burden Is Caused by the Fact That Taxes

question 117

Multiple Choice

Excess burden is caused by the fact that taxes

• A) are spent in ways that taxpayers do not support.
• B) distort economic decisions.
• C) generate less revenue than the government spends.
• D) are regressive instead of progressive.

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