Explain how patents have been beneficial for markets

The Community Charge was a poll tax to fund local government in the United Kingdom, instituted in 1989 by the government of Margaret Thatcher. It replaced the rates that were based on the national rental value of a house

It was a fixed tax per adult resident. Is this tax a proportional, progressive or regressive tax? Explain your answer.

In 2012, direct government purchases equaled ________ percent of federal outlays

A) 42 B) 71 C) 26 D) 55