Senator Smith wants to increase taxes on people with high incomes and use the money to help the poor. Senator Jones argues that such a tax will discourage successful people from working and will therefore make society worse off. And economist would say that
a. we should agree with Senator Smith.
b. we should agree with Senator Jones.
c. a good decision requires that we recognize both viewpoints.
d. there are no tradeoffs between equity and efficiency.
Answer: C
Macroeconomics
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