Which of the Following Explains Why Elected Representatives Will Find

question 179

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains why elected representatives will find borrowing to be an attractive method of financing current government programs?

• A) the shortsightedness effect
• B) pork-barrel politics
• C) the invisible hand principle
• D) the public goods argument for government spending programs

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