In a Response to a 2011 Survey Asking, "What Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

In a response to a 2011 survey asking, "What is more important-that everyone be free to pursue their life's goals without government interference, or that the state play an active role in guaranteeing that nobody else is in need?" Fifty-eight percent of American respondents favored the first option. On what is this skepticism based?

• A) the failure of capitalism to generate wealth
• B) the ability of the welfare state to distribute money more evenly
• C) the failure of interest groups to support corporations
• D) the belief that the welfare state is bureaucratic, alienating, and inefficient

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