Utilitarianism Is Based on the Argument That

question 86

Multiple Choice

Utilitarianism is based on the argument that

• A) the greater a person's income, the smaller is the marginal benefit of a dollar.
• B) by transferring a dollar from a millionaire to a poor person, more is lost than gained.
• C) taxing people's income from employment makes them work less.
• D) a dollar taken from a rich person does not end up as a dollar in the hands of a poorer person.

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