​Which of These Is Not an Accurate Assessment of the Conflict

question 41

Multiple Choice

​Which of these is not an accurate assessment of the conflict between public interests and private property in Texas?

• A)Texas's traditionalist-individualist culture has created a healthy balance between public and private interests in Texas.
• B)​Texas is one of fifteen states that command their environmental regulatory agencies to take the cost of regulation into account when regulating air, water, and waste pollution.
• C)People, who will make more money if the government does not interfere with their plans to exploit nature, have a powerful incentive to try to corrupt the system.
• D)​Critics argue that TCEQ and other state agencies sacrifice environmental cleanliness when that goal comes into conflict with the need to make money.
• E)​Texas does not keep track of those involved in the "revolving door" between government and industry.

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