Which of the Following Is True Concerning the Distribution of Income

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true concerning the distribution of income?

• A) Various measures of income inequality can be used to objectively determine the fairness of an income distribution.
• B) When the political process is democratic, income transfer programs will redistribute income from the rich to the poor.
• C) The fairness of an income distribution is a normative concept; it cannot be determined objectively by economic criteria.
• D) Income inequality is the fairest method to allocate income.

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