The nation of Lugash has commissioned a panel of economists to recommend possible remedies for growing wealth inequality. The panel's suggestions are listed. Decide whether each policy is best described as redistributive, opportunity‑based, or inheritance‑based.     Institute a graduated income tax system. People with higher incomes will pay a relatively large percentage of their income in taxes and people with lower incomes will actually receive a tax refund:____________________ Supply extra funding to low‑performing and low‑income public elementary schools to provide students at these schools more academic enrichment programs:_____________________   Offer low‑interest student loans to students attending public universities as an incentive to increase enrollment:____________________ Provide job training and vocational education programs for students in public high schools:____________________   Create a tax of 30% on an individual's net wealth that must be paid when they die. The remainder of their wealth can then be given to any surviving heirs:_____________________ Create a national healthcare system. Every employed citizen is required to pay a health tax that is used to provide healthcare for low‑income individuals:__________________   Inheritance-based Opportunity-based Redistributive

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The nation of Lugash has commissioned a panel of economists to recommend possible remedies for growing wealth inequality. The panel's suggestions are listed. Decide whether each policy is best described as redistributive, opportunity‑based, or inheritance‑based.

 
 
Institute a graduated income tax system. People with higher incomes will pay a relatively large percentage of their income in taxes and people with
lower incomes will actually receive a tax refund:____________________


Supply extra funding to low‑performing and low‑income public elementary schools to provide students at these schools more academic enrichment programs:_____________________
 

Offer low‑interest student loans to students attending public universities as an incentive to increase enrollment:____________________


Provide job training and vocational education programs for students in public high schools:____________________
 

Create a tax of 30% on an individual's net wealth that must be paid when they die. The remainder of their wealth can then be given to any surviving heirs:_____________________


Create a national healthcare system. Every employed citizen is required to pay a health tax that is used to provide healthcare for low‑income individuals:__________________
 
  • Inheritance-based
  • Opportunity-based
  • Redistributive
 
 
 
 

 

 
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