Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The levying of licensing fees for automobiles is an example of taxation based on the ability-to-pay principle.
2. The Social security tax is regressive because it applies only on income below a "cap" income level.
3. The probable incidence of the tax on business property is on consumers.
4. In general for an excise tax on a product, given supply, the more elastic is the demand for the product, the larger will be the portion of the tax shouldered by the buyers.
5. In general for an excise tax on a product, given supply, the more elastic is the demand for the product, the larger will be the portion of the tax shouldered by the buyers.


1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. F

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