In many countries, income earned from financial investments is taxed at a higher rate than income earned from employment. What might explain this? * The marginal utility from employment dollars is greater than that from investment dollars. The marginal utility from employment dollars is less than that from investment dollars. None of the above. The consumer surplus derived from employment income is greater than that from investment income. The consumer surplus derived from employment
In many countries, income earned from financial investments is taxed at a higher rate than income earned from employment. What might explain this? * The marginal utility from employment dollars is greater than that from investment dollars. The marginal utility from employment dollars is less than that from investment dollars. None of the above. The consumer surplus derived from employment income is greater than that from investment income. The consumer surplus derived from employment
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![In many countries, income earned from financial
investments is taxed at a higher rate than income
earned from employment. What might explain
this? *
The marginal utility from employment dollars is
greater than that from investment dollars.
The marginal utility from employment dollars is
less than that from investment dollars.
None of the above.
The consumer surplus derived from employment
income is greater than that from investment
income.
The consumer surplus derived from employment
income is smaller than that from investment
income.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd3ee29f9-e18b-476b-9b86-5ff8455795de%2F0c077a02-5139-466a-95fe-48f17df6c3c8%2Fxjvthcg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:In many countries, income earned from financial
investments is taxed at a higher rate than income
earned from employment. What might explain
this? *
The marginal utility from employment dollars is
greater than that from investment dollars.
The marginal utility from employment dollars is
less than that from investment dollars.
None of the above.
The consumer surplus derived from employment
income is greater than that from investment
income.
The consumer surplus derived from employment
income is smaller than that from investment
income.
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