In Order to Construct a More Complete Picture of the Economic

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Multiple Choice

In order to construct a more complete picture of the economic burden of government across income classes, economists usually

• A)include tax payments as well as transfer payments received.
• B)focus only on the tax payments of wealthy tax payers.
• C)limit their analysis to taxes based on the ability-to-pay principle.
• D)focus their analysis on issues of tax efficiency.

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