1. You
are advising the government on how to pay for national defense.
There are two proposals for a tax system to fund national defense.
Under both proposals, the tax base is an individual’s income. Under
proposal A, all citizens pay exactly the same lump - sum tax,
regardless of income. Under proposal B, individuals with higher
incomes pay a greater proportion of their income in taxes.
a. Is
the tax in proposal A progressive, proportional, or regressive?
What about the tax...