Which of the Following Statements Is Not Correct

question 180

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

• A) A gasoline tax can be an example of a benefits tax.
• B) A progressive tax attempts to achieve vertical equity.
• C) A progressive tax can be an example of the ability-to-pay principle.
• D) A regressive tax attempts to achieve horizontal equity.

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Definitions:

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The state or condition of a culture being free from outside influence or control, maintaining its customs, languages, and traditions.

Black Power

A political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies aimed at achieving self-determination for people of African descent, popularized in the 1960s.

March Against Fear

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