Economics: Principles and Policy (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305280595
Author: William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 28, Problem 4DQ
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The arguments for and against a supply-side tax cut.
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