Which merit good does the U.S. government provide through a payroll tax?

Question

Which merit good does the U.S. government provide through a payroll tax?

A. Environmental protection

B. National defense

C. Health care

D. Education

Help! I know C and D are merit so?

Answer 1

I think A and B are merit goods too, and I know that both Healthcare and Education are provided by states rather than federal government.

Further, unlike gas tax is "directly" linked to road maintenance expense, things that you mentioned are financed from general government budget, which is paid for by several different taxes. So you cannot say that any one of them is specifically provided through payroll tax.

you will basically need to read your class notes to see what answer does the professor expect.