Questão FC170996
Iowa, a small midwestern state, finds itself in the national economic spotlight. For conservative commentators, Iowa has emerged as America’s tax-cutting champion, a paragon of fis
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CEBRASPE (CESPE) · 2024
Either way, Iowa is playing an outsized role in a bigger debate about how American states ought to manage their revenues and spending. Until a few years ago it had one of the highest income-tax rates in America. By 2026 it will be down to a flat tax of 3.9%. Iowa is far from alone. Some 25 states have cut individual income taxes over the past years. A handful, including Georgia and Idaho, are shifting to a flat tax. And a few others want to eliminate their income taxes altogether.
Virtually all states, regardless of political make-up, have lowered their citizens’ tax bills since 2021. Overall, this has been a rough decline in states’ tax revenues during this time, the steepest such reduction in at least four decades. But the most aggressive moves have been cuts to income taxes, and Iowa has been at the forefront of these efforts.
The Economist. A tax-cutting wave is sweeping over America’s states.
Internet: <https://www.economist.com> (adapted).
The word “Some” (fifth sentence of the second paragraph) indicates that the author is providing an approximate number of states that have cut individual income taxes.
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Comentário: A palavra “Some” é utilizada para indicar uma quantidade não exata, sugerindo que um número determinado de estados, embora não especificado, cortou seus impostos sobre a renda individual. Isso implica que o autor não está afirmando um número exato, mas sim reconhecendo que há uma quantidade significativa de estados que realizaram essas alterações, o que se alinha ao uso da palavra para expressar uma ideia de aproximação. Portanto, a afirmação está correta.
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