If One Person Earns Twice as Much as Another,but Each

question 116

Multiple Choice

If one person earns twice as much as another,but each pays 15 percent of his or her income in taxes,then the tax system is

• A)progressive.
• B)proportional.
• C)regressive.
• D)redistributive.
• E)egalitarian.

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