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Chapter 3: The Proposition Tried by the Canons of Taxation.
Question 1 of 2
What historical example does George use to show how a badly placed tax can destroy production, unlike a tax on land itself?
A
A tax on wheat caused farmers to switch entirely to corn
B
Mohammed Ali's tax on date-trees caused Egyptian farmers to cut their trees down, while an equivalent tax on the land itself caused no such destruction
C
A tax on horses caused farmers to abandon plowing
D
A tax on wells caused villages to relocate entirely
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