As the Size of Government Increases as a Share of the Economy

question 157

Multiple Choice

As the size of government increases as a share of the economy,

• A) the burden of deadweight losses of taxation generally diminishes.
• B) the rate of return derived from projects undertaken by the government will tend to increase.
• C) the government generally becomes more heavily involved in unproductive and even counterproductive activities.
• D) the activities of government are generally limited to protective functions such as public safety , national defense, and provision of a limited set of public goods.

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