Author Question: What identifies a regressive tax? A) All taxpayers pay taxes at the same rate, regardless of ... (Read 130 times)

skymedlock · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

What identifies a regressive tax?

A) All taxpayers pay taxes at the same rate, regardless of income.
B) Taxpayers with lower incomes pay a higher percentage of their incomes in taxes.
C) Taxpayers with lower incomes pay a lower percentage of their incomes in taxes.
D) Taxpayers who own property pay taxes at lower percentage rates than taxpayers who do not, regardless of income.
E) All taxpayers pay taxes at a set percentage, which goes down every year, regardless of income.

Question 2

In its ruling in the Bakke case, the Supreme Court held that

A) affirmative action laws in any form are unconstitutional because they constitute a form of reverse discrimination.
B) Allan Bakke has no right to be admitted to the medical school of the University of California at Davis.
C) affirmative action plans to protect recently hired black employees must yield to seniority when layoffs are necessary.
D) none of the above.
E) money should not be a limitation in attempting to enter a university.