In Your Own Words, Explain the Argument from Matt Zwolinski

question 75

Essay

In your own words, explain the argument from Matt Zwolinski outlined in the box on p. 367. How would Arnold and Bowie object to this argument? Are you more sympathetic to Arnold and Bowie or to Zwolinski? Why?

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Allowances

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State Income Tax

Taxes levied by individual states on the income earned by residents and, sometimes, non-residents within the state.

Pay Periods

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Hourly Workers

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