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Does a single individual making $500,000 pay the samemarginal tax rate as another making $1 million? Explain.

Exploring Economics

8th Edition

ISBN:9781544336329

Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter17: Income, Poverty, And Health Care

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5P

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