Question

What are taxes?

A certain percentage of money that the government is mandated to pay citizens for being a part of this country

Money (income) the government receives from people and businesses.

Optional donations given by businesses and people to help pay for things such as roads and schools

Answer 1

Money (income) the government receives from people and businesses.

Step-by-step explanation:

Taxes are mandatory and failure to pay them could get you punished by law.

Citizens must pay taxes to the government not the other way around. So, A is wrong.

We already know Taxes are mandatory so, C would also be incorrect.

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