MCGRAW-HILL'S TAX.OF INDIV.+BUS.2020
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Author: SPILKER
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Chapter 1, Problem 14DQ
Arnold and Lilly recently had a heated discussion about whether a sales tax is a proportional tax or a regressive tax. Arnold argued that a sales tax is regressive. Lilly countered that the sales tax is a flat tax. Who was correct?
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