Rent Seeking Is the Actions of

question 68

Multiple Choice

Rent seeking is the actions of

• A) individuals and groups who spend resources to influence public policy in the hope of redistributing income to themselves from others.
• B) a subset of the population that hold intense preferences for a particular government service.
• C) some citizens who choose not to acquire information because the costs of acquiring the information are greater than the benefits.
• D) politicians who exchange votes to gain support for their own legislation.

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