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QuizMultiple Choice

The Reagan Revolution

Question 8 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

According to Reagan’s model for supply-side economics, how would average Americans be affected?

Answer
T
Tax increases for business owners would reduce the income of the wealthy, so the average person would have more.
T
Tax cuts would mean that businesses would become more efficient and workers would lose their jobs.
T
Tax increases would mean that businesses would have less wealth and would produce less for consumers.
T
Tax cuts would stimulate business growth, which would grow the economy and benefit everyone.

Explanation

Reagan’s supply-side model held that tax cuts would encourage businesses and individuals to invest, produce, and expand. This growth would strengthen the economy and eventually benefit average Americans through effects such as more jobs and higher incomes. Choice D describes this idea; the other choices focus on tax increases or claim that tax cuts would reduce jobs.

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