A Tax Is Efficient If It Imposes a Large Excess

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True/False

A tax is efficient if it imposes a large excess burden relative to the tax revenue it raises.

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Definitions:

Caldera

A sizable volcanic cavity, usually created by a significant eruption that causes the volcano's mouth to collapse.

Vesicular Basalt

A type of basalt that is porous due to gas bubbles (vesicles) trapped within the lava as it cools on the Earth's surface.

Volcanic Breccia

A type of rock consisting of angular fragments of volcanic material cemented together by finer-grained sediments or volcanic ash.

Volcanic Domes

Rounded, mound-shaped protrusions resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.