Tax policy includes a variety of methods used to increase revenues. Explain the variables of taxation noted by B. Guy Peters (2006).
What will be an ideal response?
Collectability: administrative feasibility or an ability to collect the tax dollars; Fiscal neutrality: whether the system gives preference to one kind of revenue without good reason, such as a tax loophole; Buoyancy: the ability of the tax to keep up with inflation and economic growth; Distributive effects refer to differential impact of the tax on different groups in the population.
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a. stopped in the 1950s. b. is greatest in the developed world. c. was not considered a problem by the Club of Rome. d. should level off this century according to the theory of demographic transition.
The spoils system did not work well because it did not suit the needs of political parties
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The political culture of a society may be defined as _____.
A. the social, economic, and ethnic characteristics of the society's members B. the configuration of political orientations among people in that society C. the major political beliefs of the society's top government officials D. the most popular political media of a society
Third-party candidates tend to focus on a ______ issue that they don’t think the major parties are emphasizing enough.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).