During the Last 15 Years, What Has Happened to the Marginal

question 704

Multiple Choice

During the last 15 years, what has happened to the marginal tax rates imposed on high-income taxpayers and the personal income tax revenues collected from them?

• A) Both the rates imposed and the revenues collected from the rich have increased.
• B) Both the rates imposed and the revenues collected from the rich have declined.
• C) The tax rates imposed on the rich have declined, but the revenues collected from them have increased.
• D) The tax rates imposed on the rich have increased, but the revenues collected from them have declined.

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Definitions:

Heroic Deviance

Acts of deviance or disobedience that are celebrated or viewed as heroic owing to their perceived justice or benefit to society.

Given Context

The specific circumstances or background in which information is provided or an event occurs, influencing interpretation or understanding.

Positive Deviance

An approach focusing on individuals or groups within a community whose uncommon but successful behaviors or strategies enable them to find better solutions to a problem than peers who face the same challenges and barriers.

Secondary Deviance

The process by which a person begins to accept a deviant identity and continues deviant behavior after being labeled as deviant by society.