Criteria That Economists Use in Selecting a Tax System Include

question 41

Multiple Choice

Criteria that economists use in selecting a tax system include:

• A) ability to pay and benefits received.
• B) fairness.
• C) only benefits received.
• D) only ability to pay.

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Definitions:

Ultimate Value

The highest value or importance, considered the most important and ultimate goal or outcome in decision-making processes.

Equate

To consider one thing to be the same as or equivalent to another.

Critics

Individuals or groups who express judgments and opinions on works of art, policies, performances among others, often based on careful analysis and evaluation.

Utilitarian Theory

A normative ethical theory that suggests the best action is the one that maximizes utility, typically defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.