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Which is an estate tax?
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a. A tax for the poor
b. A tax on an inheritance
c. A sales tax on goods and services
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What is an example of safety net?
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a. Companies receiving a tax credit
b. Food assistance for pregnant women and newborns
c. None of the above
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Lorenz curve is a graph that compares the cumulative income actually received to a
perfectly equal distribution of income.
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a. True
b. False
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What is the Theory of Labor Markets?
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a. A firm decides to sell stock that financial investors can buy and sell, then the firm is owned by its
shareholders
b. A firm demands labor because of the value of the labor’s marginal productivity.
c. None of the above
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What is the term that economists call when a person experiences no net gain for working?
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a. Poverty trap
b. Near poor
c. None of the above
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Perfectly Competitive Labor Market is when firms can hire all the labor they wish at the
going market wage.
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, A government can measure poverty based on a percentage of the median income.
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Effective income tax is a method of assisting the working poor through the tax system.
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Which term identifies the following:_______________________= (percentage of total taxes
paid)/(total income)
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a. Quintile
b. Lorenz curve
c. Effective income tax
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