Consider a System in Which a Person Earning $10,000 Pays

question 153

Multiple Choice

Consider a system in which a person earning $10,000 pays $1,000 in taxes,a person earning $25,000 pays $1,000 in taxes,and a person earning $60,000 pays $1,000 in taxes.What type of tax is this?

• A)Regressive
• B)Proportional
• C)Progressive
• D)A tax based on the ability-to-pay principle
• E)A tax impossible to determine with the information provided

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Definitions:

Potassium Ions

Charged atoms of potassium that play critical roles in physiological processes such as nerve signal transmission and muscle contraction.

Negatively Charged

Describes an object or particle that has more electrons than protons, resulting in a surplus of negative electrical charge.

Smaller

Having reduced size or less magnitude in comparison to something else.

Neural Impulse

An electric impulse traversing through a neuron, facilitating interactions between neurons or between neurons and muscle tissue.