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cagreen833

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Social Security contributions are
 
  A) a voluntary dollar amount that people contribute towards Social Security.
  B) entirely paid by your employer.
  C) mandatory taxes partially paid out of workers' wages and salaries.
  D) collected only from people earning more than 120,000 a year.

Question 2

A firm that produces chemical solvents creates some air pollution because of the emissions from its manufacturing facilities. A tax is imposed on the firm, equal to the costs of environmental damage caused by a unit of the emissions.
 
  What is the result? A) The quantity of chemical solvents produced now will be the efficient amount.
  B) Demand for the chemical solvents will increase.
  C) Demand for the chemical solvents will decrease.
  D) Consumers of the chemical solvents will be willing to pay the full amount of the tax, and so the quantity produced will be unaffected.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A



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