Simple Majority Rule Can Generate Inefficient Outcomes Because

question 82

Multiple Choice

Simple majority rule can generate inefficient outcomes because

• A) it does not register the intensity of voters' preferences.
• B) it cannot adjust for special interest lobbying efforts.
• C) it does not adjust for the costs of rational ignorance.
• D) people are often misinformed on what it is they are voting on.
• E) none of the above

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