If Taxes Depend on Income, Then the Absolute Value of the Tax

question 356

Multiple Choice

If taxes depend on income, then the absolute value of the tax multiplier ________ it would be if taxes were a lump-sum amount.

• A) could be either larger than or smaller than
• B) is larger than
• C) is equal to what
• D) is smaller than

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