In a Majority-Rules Democracy, Economic Thinking Suggests That We Should

question 41

Multiple Choice

In a majority-rules democracy, economic thinking suggests that we should expect to see institutions and policies that

• A) are short-sighted.
• B) take the long view, sacrificing current benefits to get larger future benefits.
• C) benefit the common citizen at the expense of narrow special interest groups which, after all, have fewer voters.
• D) are biased against income transfer programs, regardless of constitutional limits.

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