Some cities finance their airports with a departure tax: every person leaving the city by plane is charged a small fixed dollar amount that is used to help pay for building and running the airport. The departure tax follows the a. benefits-received principle. b. ability-to-pay principle. c. flat-rate principle. d. public-choice principle.
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