Scenario 20-1 ​

question 138

Multiple Choice

Scenario 20-1
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The government is proposing switching from a progressive tax system in which families pay 15% of the first $50,000 earned, 25% of the next $50,000 earned, and 35% of any income over $100,000 to a tax system in which every family pays 20% of their income minus $20,000.
-Refer to Scenario 20-1. Which group would be most in favor of the switch from the current progressive tax policy to the new policy?

• A)Utilitarians, because they want to maximize the utility to the worst-off person in society
• B)Liberals, because of the maximin criterion
• C)Libertarians, because they believe in diminishing marginal utility
• D)All three groups would be equally in favor of the switch.

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