The strongest counterclaim is that the flat tax is unfairly oppressive to the poor, who spend a larger percentage of their income on necessities.
This refers to opposite of the argument or being the one opposing an argument.
Because one opposed a flat rate tax, then, he will claim that an unfairly oppressive to the poor, who spend a larger percentage of their income on necessities.
Therefore, the Option C is correct.
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