Utilitarians Are Likely to Suggest That Taking a Dollarfrom a Rich

question 29

Multiple Choice

Utilitarians are likely to suggest that taking a dollarfrom a rich person and giving it to a poor person:

• A)increases society's total well-being because the loss in utility to the rich person is more than offset by the
• Gain in utility to the poor person.(True Answer
• )Correct
• B)decreases society's total well-being because the loss in utility to the rich person is more than offset by the
• Gain in utility to the poor person.
• C)decreases society's total well-being because the gain in utility to the rich person exceeds the loss in utility to
• The poor person.
• D)increases society's total well-being because the gain in utility to the rich person exceeds the loss in utility to
• The poor person.

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