Utilitarians Are Likely to Suggest That Taking a Dollar from a Rich

question 46

Multiple Choice

Utilitarians are likely to suggest that taking a dollar from a rich person and giving it to a poor person:

• A) increases society's total well-being because the loss in utility to the rich person is more than offset by the gain in utility to the poor person.
• B) decreases society's total well-being because the loss in utility to the rich person is more than offset by the gain in utility to the poor person.
• C) decreases society's total well-being because the gain in utility to the rich person exceeds the loss in utility to the poor person.
• D) increases society's total well-being because the gain in utility to the rich person exceeds the loss in utility to the poor person.

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