Q9:In order to raise revenue, the federal government planned a tax amnesty program that allows tax delinquents to pay all owed tax without added financial penalty. However, economists projected that the federal government would collect a far lower percentage of total tax owed by delinquents than did state governments implementing similar programs.

Which of the following, if true, would most contribute to an explanation of the economists’ projections?

1. Tax amnesty programs are only successful if they are widely publicized.

2. Most people who honestly pay their state tax are equally honest in paying their federal tax.

3. Although federal tax delinquents usually must pay high financial penalties, the states require far lower financial penalties.

4. The state tax rate varies considerably from state to state, but the federal tax is levied according to laws which apply to citizens of all the states.

5. Unlike most federal tax delinquents, most state tax delinquents fail to pay state tax because of an oversight rather than a decision not to pay.

the answer is E, 谁给解释一下？

现在明白了，刚才很糊涂；

a tax amnesty program 是否实行对state tax delinquents 没有多大影响，因为他们

fail to pay state tax because of an oversight

a tax amnesty program 实行，federal tax delinquents只会比program 不实行之前更加

不缴税，因为他们现在抓住后的成本变小， allows tax delinquents to pay all owed

tax without added financial penaltya 。

谢谢！！！