The question,"Do you feel the government should be forced to stop picking our pockets with excessive taxes and return a portion of the taxes collected to taxpayers?"
A)Is leading.
B)Contains an implicit alternative.
C)Is double-barreled.
D)Both a and c.
E)None of the above.

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The question is both leading and double-barreled. It assumes that the government is picking pockets with excessive taxes and that taxpayers should receive a portion of the taxes collected. Additionally, it is double-barreled because it contains two separate questions: whether the government should be forced to stop picking pockets and whether taxpayers should receive a portion of taxes collected. Therefore, the best choice is D - both a and c.

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