Categorize each of the following funding schemes as examples of the benefits principle or the ability-to-pay principle. Benefits Principle Scheme The government funds fire protection expenses using property taxes. College students pay tuition to attend public college. A highway trust fund collects a federal fuel tax to pay for road construction and other surface transportation projects. Ability-to-Pay Principle O
Categorize each of the following funding schemes as examples of the benefits principle or the ability-to-pay principle. Benefits Principle Scheme The government funds fire protection expenses using property taxes. College students pay tuition to attend public college. A highway trust fund collects a federal fuel tax to pay for road construction and other surface transportation projects. Ability-to-Pay Principle O
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Categorize each of the following funding schemes as examples of the benefits principle or the ability-to-pay principle.
Benefits
Principle
Scheme
The government funds fire protection expenses using property taxes.
College students pay tuition to attend public college.
A highway trust fund collects a federal fuel tax to pay for road construction and other surface
transportation projects.
Ability-to-pay
Principle](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F24a61812-bafb-4685-a6f6-e45da256e2aa%2Fa7ccee6f-be6b-4a6e-b9dc-706e4a85591b%2Fwpv2k7_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Categorize each of the following funding schemes as examples of the benefits principle or the ability-to-pay principle.
Benefits
Principle
Scheme
The government funds fire protection expenses using property taxes.
College students pay tuition to attend public college.
A highway trust fund collects a federal fuel tax to pay for road construction and other surface
transportation projects.
Ability-to-pay
Principle
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