Overall, the Tax System in Texas Is Generally Considered to Be

question 58

Multiple Choice

Overall, the tax system in Texas is generally considered to be regressive, which means that

• A) the tax burden consumes a greater percentage of income received by lower-income individuals.
• B) the tax burden consumes a greater percentage of the income earned by higher-income individuals.
• C) everybody pays the same percent of his or her income in taxes.
• D) the more income one has, the larger the percentage of it that goes to pay taxes.
• E) higher-income individuals pay progressively more taxes based on their incomes.

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