The benefits principle of taxation can be used to argue that wealthy citizens should pay higher taxes than poorer ones on the basis that
a. police services are more frequently used in poor neighborhoods.
b. the wealthy benefit more from services provided by government than the poor.
c. the poor are more active in political processes.
d. the poor receive welfare payments.
b
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Structural unemployment will decline if:
a. more seasonal work becomes available. b. the government increases taxes to support more welfare programs. c. consumer spending on new technology decreases. d. computerized job-search systems are improved. e. retrained workers can move to areas where new jobs are available.
In a competitive market, excess demand for a good exists whenever
a. the current price is below the equilibrium price b. resources are scarce c. the quantity supplied at the current price exceeds the quantity demanded d. sellers are subject to the constraints imposed by input prices and technology e. the current price is above the equilibrium price