Very Few Voters Know the Enormous Cost of Providing Price

question 60

Multiple Choice

Very few voters know the enormous cost of providing price supports to farmers. As a result, these voters most likely exhibit

• A) rational ignorance.
• B) the tragedy of the commons.
• C) the public provision of a good.
• D) the principle of minimum differentiation.
• E) None of the above answers is correct.

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Definitions:

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