21."Okay," Senator Uncle Graft says, "you've told me which way raises the most tax revenue, but I also have to worry about votes. If about the same number of people in Wisconsin are employed in these two industries, will the tax lead to greater unemployment in one industry than in the other and so affect how my constituents vote for me?" Your answer should be:

   Because taxation of a good with elastic demand leads to a significant decrease in quantity purchased it will also, all else being equal, tend to create more unemployment. Based on this very simple view we would predict that the tax on movie tickets would create more unemployment and thus more disgruntled voters.

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