Consider a Public Good Such as Fire Protection Services

Multiple Choice

Consider a public good such as fire protection services.Rich people may benefit more than the poor from such a service because rich people stand to lose more from a fire that destroys property.In this case

A) the ability-to-pay principle may support the rich paying more taxes than the poor, but not the benefits-received principle.
B) the benefits-received principle may support the rich paying more taxes than the poor, but not the ability-to-pay principle.
C) both the benefits-received and the ability-to-pay principles may support the rich paying more taxes than the poor.
D) neither the benefits-received nor the ability-to-pay principles may support the rich paying more taxes than the poor.