If you believed that those who were more productive in earning income also had a higher marginal
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If you believed that those who were more productive in earning income also had a higher marginal utility of income (they were more efficient in consumption), what would that imply for the design of tax structures? Discuss the reasonableness of alternative assumptions.
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