Economics (Irwin Economics)
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ISBN: 9781259723223
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 3RQ
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Main argument by the advocates of single tax movement.
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