Evaluating a 'Clean Air' Tax Policy
A city council is using an economic model to decide on a uniform 'clean air' tax for all residents to fund a project that reduces pollution. The model assumes every resident's preferences can be described by the function U(x, p) = x + v(p), where 'x' is income and 'p' is the pollution level. Two residents are surveyed: one with a very high income and one with a very low income. According to the logic of the city's chosen model, how would the maximum willingness to pay for the pollution reduction compare between these two individuals? Justify your answer based on the properties of the model, and then critique the real-world applicability of this outcome.
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