Government Transfer Payments,such as Welfare Payments,redistribute Income and

question 87

Multiple Choice

Government transfer payments,such as welfare payments,redistribute income and

• A)increase the incentive to work.
• B)improve economic efficiency.
• C)increase tax receipts.
• D)decrease the incentive to work.
• E)push the Lorenz curve further away from the line of equality.

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