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Ebrown

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Sales tax is considered _____ because it amounts to a larger proportion of a poor person's assets than a rich person's.
 
  a. progressive
  b. regressive
  c. retrogressive
  d. passive aggressive

Question 2

One common myth in America about the poor is that they get government handouts for things that the hard-working middle class has to earn, although these subsidies are
 
  a. much less than the affluent receive from the government.
  b. paid for by charitable programs, not the government.
  c. available to middle-class people if they know how to find them.
  d. enough to move poor families into the middle class.



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princessflame2016

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. regressive

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. much less than the affluent receive from the government.




Ebrown

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Wow, this really help


sultana.d

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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