Because Nearly All Social Policies Are Redistributive-That Is, They Take

question 14

Multiple Choice

Because nearly all social policies are redistributive-that is, they take money from one group and give it to another-they are hard to pass.If a proposed social policy that would provide benefits to a large group of people is adopted:

• A) it tends to stick around for a few years, before being torn to pieces through incremental legislation and executive orders, unless it helps the wealthiest Americans.
• B) corporate-funded independent expenditure groups will carry out long-term, extensive marketing campaigns to have it repealed.
• C) it generally tends to stick around on the statute books, even when opponents continue to decry it.
• D) Congress will have to wait until an economic crisis hits to defund the social policy.

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