One Way to Reduce the Degree of Income Inequality Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

One way to reduce the degree of income inequality is to

• A)increase transfer payments going to people with low labor and asset incomes and increase taxes on people with high labor and asset incomes.
• B)decrease transfer payments going to people with low labor and asset incomes and decrease taxes on people with high labor and asset incomes.
• C)increase transfer payments going to people with low labor and asset incomes by less than taxes are increased on the same people.
• D)increase transfer payments going to people with high labor and asset incomes by more than taxes are increased on the same people.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium GDP

The level of Gross Domestic Product at which the total quantity of final goods and services produced equals the total quantity demanded.

Savings

The portion of income that is not spent on current expenditures and is set aside for future use, often in a bank or investment.

Aggregate Demand

The comprehensive call for goods and services within an economic setting, set at a particular total price level for a given temporal duration.

Aggregate Supply

Refers to the total quantity of goods and services that producers in an economy are willing and able to supply at a given overall price level in a given period.