Q1 - Politician: Governments should tax

[WaltGrace1983]

This is a principle application question so we are given a principle and asked what would be the correct application of that principle.

If...

(1) Harmful
(2) Available to the public
(3) Tax would discourage continued use

Then...

Governments should tax it

I am predicting that the correct answer will satisfy all three requirements stated above and will conclude that this substance should be taxed.

(A) Says nothing about how the tax would discourage use. Eliminate.

(B) Harmful? Check. Available? Check. However, "the demand for these products will not be affected" is quite the opposite of "discouraging continued use." Eliminate.

(C) Harmful? Check. Available? Seemingly check. Discourage use? Check: "raised to give people an incentive to purchase OTHER pesticides." This is the correct answer.

(D) and (E) fail to discuss raising taxes. Thus, they cannot be correct.