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G: The standard abbreviation for government purchases by the governement sector, especially when used in the study of macroeconomics. This abbreviation is most often seen in the aggregate expenditure equation, AE = C + I + G + (X - M), where C, I, and (X - M) represent expenditures by the other three macroeconomic sectors, household, business, and foreign.
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ABILITY-TO-PAY PRINCIPLE A taxation principle stating that taxes should be based on the ability to pay taxes. The ability-to-pay principle works from the proposition that those who have the greatest income should pay the most taxes. The ability-to-pay principle is the only reasonable way to finance the provision of public goods such as national defense, public health, and environmental quality. This is one of two taxation principles. The other is the benefit principle, which states taxes should be based on the benefits received.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a dollar discount store trying to buy either a birthday greeting card for your grandfather or a weathervane with a cow on top. Be on the lookout for the last item on a shelf.
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The portrait on the quarter is a more accurate likeness of George Washington than that on the dollar bill.
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