When a Coalition of Credit Card Companies Forms an Interest

question 63

Multiple Choice

When a coalition of credit card companies forms an interest group called the Partnership to
Protect Consumer Credit,this suggests that

• A)credit card companies are interested in the public good.
• B)private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.
• C)public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.
• D)the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.

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