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Congress and the president decide that the united states should reduce air pollution by reducing its use of gasoline. they impose a $0.50 tax on each gallon of gasoline sold. who should they impose this tax on? consumers producers it doesn't matter if the demand for gasoline were more elastic, this tax would be effective in reducing the quantity of gasoline consumed. true or false: consumers of gasoline are hurt by this tax.

a. True



b. False workers in the oil industry are by this tax.

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True

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Congress and the president decide that the united states should reduce air pollution by reducing its use of gasoline. they impose a $0.50 tax on each gallon of gasoline sold. who should they impose this tax on? consumers producers it doesn't matter if the demand for gasoline were more elastic, this tax would be effective in reducing the quantity of gasoline consumed. True consumers of gasoline are hurt by this tax.

True:workers in the oil industry are hurt by this tax.

It doesn't matter, because the impose tax will hurt more

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