The threat of a large fine for failure to pay income taxes is an example of

A. a negative incentive to get all people to pay taxes.
B. the ineffectiveness of incentives to get people to pay their taxes.
C. the excessive power of the Internal Revenue Service.
D. people failing to consider all the benefits the government provides them.


Answer: A

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