Multiple Choice
Which of the following taxes, as structured in the United States, is the best example of ability-to-pay taxation?
A) The federal excise tax on cigarettes.
B) The federal corporate income tax.
C) A state imposed highway user tax.
D) A proportional state sales tax.
E) The federal personal income tax.
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