The Dead Weight Loss of Taxation refers to:
A) the loss of money paid by taxpayers to the government.
B) the fact that most projects pursued by the government and paid for by taxes are a dead weight on the economy.
C) the fact that taxes raise the price paid for goods and services, and therefore reduce the size of the market being taxed. The potential benefits of the non-produced goods is lost to society with no gain to the government in taxes.
D) the fact that most government agencies run at a loss that must be subsidized by taxpayers