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You are trying to design a tax system that will simultaneously achieve both of the following goals: 1) two people with the same total income would pay taxes of the same amount, and 2) a high-income person would pay a higher fraction of income in taxes than a low-income person. Which of the following tax systems could achieve both goals?


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<90/60

Indicates blood pressure readings lower than 90 millimeters of mercury systolic and 60 millimeters of mercury diastolic, which is considered hypotension.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price in a specified time period.

Quantity Supplied

The amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price in a specified period.

Increase in Demand

A situation where there is a rise in the quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at given prices.

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