As Applied to Agriculture, the Special-Interest Effect Suggests That

question 207

Multiple Choice

As applied to agriculture, the special-interest effect suggests that

• A)urban legislators support farm legislation in exchange for rural legislators supporting urban-oriented legislation.
• B)a relatively small number of farmers receive large benefits at the expense of a much larger group of taxpayers who individually suffer small losses.
• C)politicians support farm subsidies because most of the associated costs are hidden rather than explicit.
• D)the size of farm subsidies should vary directly with a farmer's earned income.

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