Many Economists Believe That

question 26

Multiple Choice

Many economists believe that

• A)once a negative income tax system was in place, the United States could increase economic equality indefinitely without reducing economic efficiency.
• B)a negative income tax would be less efficient than the current welfare system.
• C)replacing the current welfare system with a negative income tax would increase both economic efficiency and economic equality.
• D)None of the above is correct.

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Definitions:

Independent Assortment

The principle by Mendel stating that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes.

Heterozygous

A genetic condition where an individual has two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.

Allele

One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Blending Inheritance

An outdated theory of heredity proposing that the traits of offspring are a uniform blend of the parents' traits.