What Is the Maximin Principle

question 75

Multiple Choice

What is the maximin principle?

• A) The government should minimize benefits that the maximum income earners receive from society, allowing others to become better-off.
• B) The government should maximize benefits that the minimum income earners receive from society, making them as well-off as possible.
• C) The least well-off people in society should be made as well-off as anyone else in society.
• D) The most well-off people in society should have a maximum level of wealth.

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