The tax revenues of federal, state, and local governments have different sources, in that the federal government relies primarily on:
A. excise and property taxes; state and local governments rely on sales taxes.
B. sales taxes; state and local governments rely on excise and property taxes.
C. sales and property taxes; state and local governments rely to a greater extent on income taxes.
D. income taxes; state and local governments rely to a greater extent on sales and property taxes.
Answer: D
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