Property appraisals in all local governments are done by which of the following?

The fact that 43percent of people filing income tax returns in 2013 paid no income tax at all is partly explained by the fact that the income tax is __________

a. regressive b. progressive c. proportional d. flat

In recent years, how has the government limited Medicare costs?

a. raising the eligibility age b. requiring patients to obtain a supplemental private plan c. capping the total expenditures per patient d. reducing the fees it pays to doctors and hospitals