A progressive tax is: a. designed so that everybody would be charged the same percentage of their income as taxes. b. designed to take a larger percentage of the income of higher-income groups than of lower- income groups c. designed to take a greater percentage of the income of lower-income groups than of higher- income groups d. not based on the ability to pay principle e. based on the benefits received principle.
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