5. The tax system is used to reduce income inequality through the use of _____ taxes. Select one: a. progressive b. regressive c. efficiency offset d. proportional.?

c. A progressive tax d. A regressive tax QUESTION 3 Corporate profits are a. taxed to pay for Medicare. b. exempt from taxes. c. included in payroll taxes. d. taxed twice, once as profit and once as dividends. QUESTION 4 A value-added tax or VAT is a tax on a. retail purchases only. b. pollution. c. all stages of production of a good. d. wholesale purchases only. QUESTION 5 Table 12-17 INCOME $50,000 100,000 200,000 AMOUNT OF TAX $12,500 (25%) $25,000 (25%) $50,000 (25%) TAX A

MACROECONOMICS Progressive Tax Based on your yearly income above, calculate the amount of tax each income bracket would pay under a progressive tax plan. Each row up to the total income amount should be filled in. For an example of a completed chart, go to Page 4 of Lesson 05.03: Sharing with Uncle Sam. Calculate the tax for $95,000. For example, $10,000x40%-%$4,000 in tax. Show your work!! Proposed Regressive Plan Calculate the tax for S25,000. For example, $10,000x40%=$4,000 in tax. Show your work!! 10% on income up to $25,000 20% on income between S25,000 and S34,000 25% on income between S34,000 and S44,000 30% on income between $44,000 and S80,000 40% on taxable income over S80,000 TOTAL TAX PAID (sum of all rows):

Which tax system requires higher-income taxpayers to have lower tax rates, even though they pay a larger amount of tax when compared to lower-income taxpayers? a. a proportional tax b. a progressive tax c. a regressive tax

A proportional tax is a tax for which people with lower incomes   Group of answer choices A. pay a higher percentage of their incomes in tax than do people with higher incomes. B. pay a lower percentage of their incomes in tax than do people with higher incomes. C. pay the same percentage of their incomes in tax as do people with higher incomes. D. pay the same amount of taxes as people with higher incomes pay.