Economics: Principles & Policy
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ISBN: 9781337696326
Author: William J. Baumol; Alan S. Blinder; John L. Solow
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 1DQ
To determine
Comment the statement regarding federal government tax.
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The tax as a percentage of GDP is shown in the figure below:
The federal government tax increases according to the proportion of
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