The tax burden for several individuals is as follows:
a person earning $20,000 a year pays a 5 percent tax, a person making $30,000 a year pays a 7 percent tax, and a person earning $40,000 a year pays a 10 percent tax. This particular tax system can best be described as which of the following? a. Sales tax
b. Regressive tax
c. Proportional tax
d. Progressive tax
e. Recapitalized tax
d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The South African National Defense Force
a. is about the same size as the country's police force. b. has played a major role in peacekeeping efforts. c. has increasingly been called upon to provide internal security. d. is seen by many experts as being seriously underfunded, undermanned, and ill-equipped. e. is tightly integrated into regional defense structures.
When applying __________, the decision maker asks whether he or she can do better than a given reference point, but the value placed on outcomes depends on how far from the reference point they are
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Interest groups often attempt to influence policy makers and public policy through ______.
A. pluralism B. access C. lobbying D. soft money