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Most people agree that taxes must be paid. Government couldn’t run without m

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问题     Most people agree that taxes must be paid. Government couldn’t run without money. So people don’t argue against taxes. They just argue about how taxes should be collected.
    At present the federal government works with a "progressive tax". The tax covers a percentage of people’s wages. Not everyone pays the same percentage of his salary in taxes. Taxpayers fall into different "tax brackets" depending on their income. Poor people are in a low tax bracket. They pay the smallest percentage of income in taxes. Middle income workers pay a larger percentage than the poor. And the rich fall into the high tax brackets. Few rich people like the progressive tax.
    The government took a poll. Among other people, the government talked to Ray Mathers and Eve Winick.
    "Let’s change to a flat rate tax," says Ray Mather. "Everyone should be taxed the same percentage. It’s fair. And it’s easy to figure out. " Mathers is president of Trig Computer Company. He makes over $ 80 000 a year.
    "I don’t want a flat rate income tax," says Eve Winick. Winick is a grammar school teacher. Her school is in a poor neighborhood. She makes $ 14 000 a year. "I don’t care if it’s easier to figure out. What I want to know is, would I pay less tax?" Winick worries about her students’ parents. "Some of them can hardly support themselves. Why should they pay heavier taxes? They’re the people who need government services. "
    Mathers thinks a flat rate would help in the long run. "The country could lower taxes after a while. See, if I paid fewer taxes, I’d save money. I’d put that money into my business and hire more people. Those people could pay taxes. Everybody would be better off. "
Questions: [br] Mathers prefers the flat rate tax probably because______.
选项 A、it is fair and easy to figure out
B、he pays heavy taxes
C、it is more applicable than the progressive rate for him
D、all of the above
答案 D
解析 第2题问为什么Mathers赞同“统一费用收税法”。此题题干中有人名提示词，因此可以利用查阅式阅读快速在文章第三段、第四段中找到与正确答案相关的信息。尤其在第四段中，Mathers说：“我们应该换成统一费用收税法。大家应该交纳相同比率的税，这样又公平又好算。”因此，本题的正确答案是D。由于Mathers是Trig计算机公司的总裁，他的年收人在80 000美元以上，所以我们可以推断出他是属于高纳税阶层的，要交纳很多的税。因此，采用“统一费用收税法”在他看来既公平又好计算，比“收入递进收税法”要更可行。
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