Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) plans make the current U.S. tax system

a. less like European tax systems than it otherwise would be.
b. more like a payroll tax than it otherwise would be.
c. more like an income tax than it otherwise would be.
d. more like a consumption tax than it otherwise would be.


d

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Ceteris paribus, if the government transfers income from individuals with a high MPC to those with a low MPC, in the short run, spending and output will:

A. Increase. B. Decrease. C. Stay the same. D. Increase or decrease depending on the level of saving.

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