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SALES TAX: A tax on retail sales. This is major source of revenue for many state and local governments. Because poorer people tend to spend a larger share of their income on stuff covered by sales taxes, it tends to be a regressive tax. To reduce this regressiveness, some state and local governments excluded items like food and medicine.
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ENDPOINT ELASTICITY FORMULA A simple technique for calculating the coefficient of elasticity by estimating the elasticity for discrete changes in two variables using the initial values of each. The distinguishing characteristic of this formula is that percentage changes are calculated based on the initial values of each variable. An alternative technique is the midpoint elasticity formula.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at an auction hoping to buy either an extra large beach blanket or a large flower pot shaped like a Greek urn. Be on the lookout for florescent light bulbs that hum folk songs from the sixties.
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