The Idea That Transfer Benefits to the Poor Encourage Behavior

question 131

Multiple Choice

The idea that transfer benefits to the poor encourage behavior that increases the risk of poverty is known as the

• A) Samaritan's dilemma.
• B) rule of inverse benefits.
• C) implicit marginal tax law.
• D) Smith paradox.

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