A Disadvantage Associated with In-Kind Transfers to Reduce Poverty Is

question 120

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage associated with in-kind transfers to reduce poverty is that they

• A)alter peoples' incentives, whereas a negative income tax does not alter peoples' incentives.
• B)do not allow poor families to make purchases based on their preferences.
• C)can only be distributed by the federal government.
• D)cannot restrict the group of recipients and some middle-class families may benefit from them.

Gain insights into the impact of the "free trade election" of 1988 on the Canadian political system.

Comprehend the postmaterialism school of thought and its influence on voting behavior and political action in Canada.

Compare and contrast various theories of power and political activity, specifically pluralist, elite, power resource, and state-centred theories.

Understand the principles of the "list" electoral system and the opposition to its adoption in Canada.

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Definitions:

Preemptive Rights

The right of existing shareholders to maintain their proportional ownership in a company by purchasing a proportional number of new shares before the company offers them to the public.

Treasury Stock

Treasury Stock refers to shares that were issued and subsequently repurchased by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market.

Authorized Stock

The total number of shares a corporation is legally allowed to issue, as defined in its articles of incorporation.

Treasury Stock

Shares that were issued by a company and later reacquired. These shares do not pay dividends or have voting rights while held by the company.