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
Interest groups often attempt to influence policy makers and public policy through ______.
A. pluralism B. access C. lobbying D. soft money
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.