The Laffer Curve

question 54

Multiple Choice

The Laffer curve

• A) shows the relationship between sales taxes and income taxes in the United States.
• B) indicates that tax revenues are greatest when marginal tax rates are greatest.
• C) relates the size of the government debt to the level of national output.
• D) shows an inverse relationship between tax revenues and government spending.
• E) has been used to demonstrate that a decline in the marginal tax rate may cause a rise in total tax revenue.

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