The Benefits Principle of Taxation Can Be Used to Argue

question 135

Multiple Choice

The benefits principle of taxation can be used to argue that wealthy citizens should pay higher taxes than poorer ones on the basis that:

• A)police services are more frequently used in poor neighbourhoods
• B)the wealthy benefit more from services provided by government than the poor
• C)the poor are more active in political processes
• D)there is more crime in rich neighbourhoods than poor neighbourhoods

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Definitions:

External Causes

Factors or events outside an individual that are believed to influence their behavior or psychological state.

Car Accident

An unexpected event involving motor vehicles, resulting in damage, injury, or fatalities, often requiring legal and insurance intervention.

Internal-Stable

Attribute of an explanation or attribution where an individual perceives the cause of an event as due to a stable, internal characteristic.

External-Unstable

A cause for an event that is outside one's personal control and is not consistent over time.