Refer to the Graph Shown

question 39

Multiple Choice

Refer to the graph shown. A possible explanation for the difference between the distribution of income before taxes and the distribution of income after taxes shown in the graph is that the tax system:

• A) is regressive.
• B) is proportional.
• C) is progressive.
• D) does not affect income inequality.

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Definitions:

Spirit

In Hegel, the all-embracing idea that includes the entire universe and all of humanity. More generally, spirit means enthusiasm (as in “team spirit” or “when the spirit moves me”); in religion, spirit usually refers to an intangible being, such as God or, sometimes, the human soul.

Nirvana

In Buddhism, it refers to an exalted condition where there is an absence of pain, craving, or self-identity, and the individual is liberated from karma's influence and the continual cycle of mortality and rebirth.

Meaning

The significance, definition, or explanation of a word, concept, or symbol, often related to how it is understood in context.

Tantalus

A figure in Greek mythology who was punished in the afterlife by being made to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and under a tree whose fruit always eluded his grasp.