Which of the Following Programs to Alleviate Poverty Would Be

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following programs to alleviate poverty would be most favored by philosopher Robert Nozick and why?

• A)A negative income tax because it would maximize the minimum income of members of society.
• B)An Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) because a policy that rewards the working poor would be the most just.
• C)An in-kind transfer program because it would maximize the total utility of all members of society.
• D)None of the programs would be favored because each of them forcibly redistributes income that was fairly, if not equally, earned.

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