Although Lawmakers Designed the Burden of the EI Payroll Tax

question 124

Multiple Choice

Although lawmakers designed the burden of the EI payroll tax to be split evenly between workers and firms,what do labour economists believe

• A)The labour market is too distorted by the tax and should be eliminated.
• B)Firms bear most of the burden of the tax.
• C)Lawmakers may have achieved their goal because statistics show that the tax burden is currently equally divided.
• D)Workers bear most of the burden of the tax.

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