The Idea That Individuals Should Be Taxed in Proportion to the Marginal

question 110

Multiple Choice

The idea that individuals should be taxed in proportion to the marginal benefits that they receive from public goods is called

• A)the ability-to-pay principle.
• B)the horizontal-equity principle.
• C)the vertical-equity principle.
• D)the benefits-received principle.

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Definitions:

Flaming

Sending an overly negative online message that personally attacks another person.

Gunny-sacking

A communication strategy where grievances are silently collected and then released all at once in a conflict.

Exaggeration

Deception by commission involving “stretching the truth” or embellishing the facts.

Name Calling

A form of verbal abuse involving derogatory language intended to demean or insult someone.