An In the News article titled "State Lotteries: a Tax on the Uneducated and the Poor" reports that poor people spend a larger percentage of their income on government-promoted gambling than do rich people. On the basis of this information, we can conclude that lotteries function as
A. A progressive tax.
B. A property tax.
C. An income tax.
D. A regressive tax.
Answer: D
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