Question
Suppose that people in your community voted to eliminate all local taxes. Which of these goods and services would most likely disappear?
a. grocery store parking lots.
b. interstate highway maintenance
c. regional military base
d. neighborhood trash pickup
a. grocery store parking lots.
b. interstate highway maintenance
c. regional military base
d. neighborhood trash pickup
Answers
GPT-4o mini
If local taxes were eliminated, the goods and services that are typically funded by those taxes are the ones that would most likely disappear. In this case, the goods and services listed are likely funded in part by local taxes:
a. Grocery store parking lots - These are usually managed by private businesses and would likely remain.
b. Interstate highway maintenance - This is primarily funded by federal and state taxes, not local taxes, so it would likely continue.
c. Regional military base - Military bases are federally funded and would not be directly affected by local tax elimination.
d. Neighborhood trash pickup - This is typically funded by local taxes, so if those taxes were eliminated, neighborhood trash pickup services would most likely disappear.
Therefore, the correct answer is **d. neighborhood trash pickup**.
a. Grocery store parking lots - These are usually managed by private businesses and would likely remain.
b. Interstate highway maintenance - This is primarily funded by federal and state taxes, not local taxes, so it would likely continue.
c. Regional military base - Military bases are federally funded and would not be directly affected by local tax elimination.
d. Neighborhood trash pickup - This is typically funded by local taxes, so if those taxes were eliminated, neighborhood trash pickup services would most likely disappear.
Therefore, the correct answer is **d. neighborhood trash pickup**.