Each Person Is Better Off with a Bigger Tax Return

question 116

Multiple Choice

Each person is better off with a bigger tax return than with a small tax return. That means that everyone would be better off if all taxes were zero. A person saying that is

• A)right.
• B)wrong because causation and correlation are not the same.
• C)wrong and have fallen victim to the fallacy of composition.
• D)wrong because firms operate on jealousy.

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Definitions:

Openness

In psychology, openness is one of the five major personality traits, characterized by an appreciation for art, emotion, adventure, unusual ideas, curiosity, and variety of experience.

Neuroticism

A personality trait characterized by a tendency to experience negative feelings such as anxiety, anger, or depression more frequently and intensely than others.

Consistency

The quality of achieving a level of uniformity, reliability, or lack of variation in conduct or performance over a period of time.

Class Clown

A person, often in a school setting, who uses humor and antics to draw attention, sometimes disrupting class in the process.