Alien Advisor Our economists have redone their calculations. They now estimate that citizens in our country have an MPC of 0.80. We can fix the problem by decreasing GDP by 850. How much should we increase taxes?

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Our economists have redone their
calculations. They now estimate that citizens
in our country have an MPC of 0.80. We can
fix the problem by decreasing GDP by 850.
How much should we increase taxes?
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