Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true ?

• A) Sales, excise, and flat-rate taxes violate the ability-to-pay principle of taxation fairness because each results in a greater burden on the poor than the rich.
• B) Government failure may occur if voters are rationally ignorant.
• C) Government failure may occur because of special-interest group political pressure.
• D) All of the above.

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