U.S.public Policy Discourages Saving Because

question 11

Multiple Choice

U.S.public policy discourages saving because

• A)other things the same,taxes increase the return from savings.
• B)means tested programs such as Medicaid provide lower benefits to those who did not save.
• C)none of parents' bequest to their children is taxed.
• D)some forms of capital income are taxed twice.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to attribute others' actions to their character or personality, while attributing our own behaviors to external situational factors.

Internal Attributions

The process of inferring that personal factors, rather than external factors, are the cause of an event or behavior, suggesting that a person’s actions are due to their individual characteristics such as personality or effort.

Situational Causes

Factors in the environment that influence behavior, contrasted with dispositional factors which are traits or characteristics within the person.

Prejudice

Negative attitude held by a person about the members of a particular social group.