Vertical Equity States That Taxpayers with a Greater Ability to Pay

question 123

Multiple Choice

Vertical equity states that taxpayers with a greater ability to pay taxes should

• A)contribute a decreasing proportion of each increment in income to taxes.
• B)contribute a larger amount than those with a lesser ability to pay.
• C)be less subject to administrative burdens of a tax.
• D)be less subject to tax distortions that lead to deadweight losses.

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