The Empirical Data Indicate That the Tax System and the Transfer

question 172

Multiple Choice

The empirical data indicate that the tax system and the transfer programs of the government

• A) increase the degree of inequality in the distribution of income.
• B) make no change in the degree of inequality in the distribution of income.
• C) reduce the degree of inequality in the distribution of income.
• D) affect the distribution of wealth, not income.

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