A heated debate occurred in a state where there was a proposal to increase the sales tax by 4%. Many felt
increasing the sales tax would be unfair to those with low incomes. Why?
A. People with lower incomes will pay a higher percentage of their total earnings for sales tax.
B. People with lower incomes won't notice the increased sales tax.
C. An increased sales tax will mean that the wealthy will be paying higher taxes than lower income
people.
D. Consumers won't have any say in how the sales tax will be used.

A. People with lower incomes will pay a higher percentage of their total earnings for sales tax.

Explanation: The sales tax simply refers to the tax being paid when goods are purchased. This tax may be referred to the value added tax (VAT) being paid by the consumer when he or she purchases a good. By increasing increasing the sales tax, that is the value added tax paid on goods when one goes shopping by 4%, this will result in low income earners spending a large chunk of their income on sales tax. Sales tax are analyzed as being regressive in nature as they seem to hit the low income earners the most as it consumes a large percentage of their income. This is the reason why it is was protested as it seems unfair on the low income population.

freeborn women in ancient rome were citizens (cives), but could not vote or hold political office. because of their limited public role, women are named less frequently than men by roman historians. but while roman women held no direct political power, those from wealthy or powerful families could and did exert influence through private negotiations. exceptional women who left an undeniable mark on history range from lucretia and claudia quinta, whose stories took on mythic significance; fierce republican-era women such as cornelia, mother of the gracchi, and fulvia, who commanded an army and issued coins bearing her image; women of the julio-claudian dynasty, most prominently livia (58 bc-ad 29), who contributed to the formation of imperial mores; and the empress helena (c.250–330 ad), a driving force in promoting christianity.

women in the ancient greek world had few rights in comparison to male citizens. unable to vote, own land, or inherit, a woman’s place was in the home and her purpose in life was the rearing of children. this, though, is a general description, and when considering the role of women in ancient greece one should remember that information regarding specific city-states is often lacking, is almost always from male authors, and only in athens can their status and role be described in any great detail. neither are we sure of the practical and everyday application of the rules and laws that have survived from antiquity. we do know that spartan women were treated somewhat differently than in other states. for example, they had to do physical training like men, were permitted to own land, and could drink wine.