Should Average Citizens Be Concerned with the Government's Budget

question 33

Multiple Choice

Should average citizens be concerned with the government's budget?

• A) No, because the government's spending and tax policies do not affect citizens.
• B) No, because even if citizens do not like the budget, there is nothing they can do to influence it.
• C) No, because the government is not spending the average citizen's money; therefore, the average citizen has no incentive to monitor the government's budget.
• D) Yes, because an important part of civic duty is voting on the yearly budget.
• E) Yes, because the government's yearly budget decisions have immediate and future implications for levels of taxation and the provision of public goods.

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