Suppose That One Could Determine the Amount of Income That

question 180

Multiple Choice

Suppose that one could determine the amount of income that is pure economic rent.If a law were passed which taxed 50 percent of that rent, what would happen to the amount of work that people perform?

• A)It would increase as people seek higher income.
• B)It would be unchanged.
• C)It would decrease as people suffer a loss of income.
• D)It would increase for some and decrease for others.

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