If four hair products companies agree to decrease the output of their styling products and raise the price of their styling products to $18, this is an example of ________.

A congress member concerned about ensuring vertical equity in taxation would be most likely to argue for obtaining government revenue through a

A. progressive tax on personal income. B. regressive tax on corporate income. C. sales tax. D. head tax.

Immediately after World War II, the United States ran trade:

A. deficits and was an international borrower. B. deficits and was an international lender. C. surpluses and was an international borrower. D. surpluses and was an international lender.