Suppose there is a federal excise tax on gasoline of 4.3 per gallon. A United States senator

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Suppose there is a federal excise tax on gasoline of 4.3¢ per gallon. A United States senator has proposed eliminating this tax, but requiring oil companies to pass all of the savings on to the consumer (by maintaining a new price at the pump that is 4.3¢ lower than the current price). Show the deadweight loss under the current tax and under the senator's plan. Can you tell which is bigger?

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