Consumer Choice Theory Predicts That, with Identical Consumers, Fully-Funded Social

question 28

Multiple Choice

Consumer choice theory predicts that, with identical consumers, fully-funded social security

• A) always makes all generations worse off.
• B) makes some generations better off, and cannot make any generation worse off.
• C) may make some generations worse off and cannot make any generation better off.
• D) may be Pareto improving.
• E) can potentially reduce welfare.

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