Which of the Following Is True

question 104

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) The incentives to engage in rent-seeking activities increase with the ease with which the political process can provide personal gain at the expense of others.
• B) The amount of resources devoted toward rent seeking generally has no impact on the economic prosperity of a nation.
• C) Income transfers directed toward the poor constitute about half of all income transfers in the United States.
• D) All of the above are correct.

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