Part 1 - AL-Tax

Chapter 12Table 12.1Combined scores (0 strongly disagree, 6 strongly agree)S no. Statement Score1 Tax evasion is ethical if tax rates are too high. 4.242 Tax evasion is ethical even if tax rates are not too high. 1.363 Tax evasion is ethical if the tax system is unfair. 4.004 Tax evasion is ethical if a large portion of the money collected is wasted. 3.125 Tax evasion is ethical even if most of the money collected is spent wisely. 1.366 Tax evasion is ethical if a large portion of the money collected is spent on 2.19projects that I morally disapprove of.7 Tax evasion is ethical even if a large portion of the money collected is spent 1.18on worthy projects.8 Tax evasion is ethical if a large portion of the money collected is spent on 1.99projects that do not benefit me.9 Tax evasion is ethical even if a large portion of the money collected is 1.23spent on projects that do benefit me.10 Tax evasion is ethical if everyone is doing it. 1.4711 Tax evasion is ethical if a significant portion of the money collected winds 3.94up in the pockets of corrupt politicians or their families and friends.12 Tax evasion is ethical if the probability of getting caught is low. 1.6913 Tax evasion is ethical if some of the proceeds go to support a war that 2.79I consider to be unjust.14 Tax evasion is ethical if I can’t afford to pay. 3.6115 Tax evasion is ethical even if it means that if I pay less, others will have to 1.48pay more.16 Tax evasion would be ethical if I were a Jew living in Nazi Germany in 1940. 2.8717 Tax evasion is ethical if the government discriminates against me because 3.75of my religion, race, or ethnic background.18 Tax evasion is ethical if the government imprisons people for their political 4.08opinions.that relate to unfairness or government corruption. Table 12.5 shows the results.At the 5% level, the hypothesis is rejected in 11 of 45 cases. At the 10% level ofsignificance, the hypothesis is rejected in nine of 45 cases.H5: This hypothesis will be accepted if the scores for statements in this categoryreceive the lowest scores. Statements in this category include S2, S5, S7–S12, andS15. While it can be said that the selfish motive statements are generally weakerthan the statements for the other categories, it is not always the case. Thus, we299