According to Public Choice Theory, the Main Reason for Some

question 202

Multiple Choice

According to public choice theory, the main reason for some politicians' ability to build support for policies that generate more costs than benefits is that

• A) the public is always ignorant about the costs and benefits of any policy.
• B) rational ignorance is higher in the situation of concentrated benefits and diffuse costs.
• C) the government always misleads the public with biased information.
• D) the political process has flaws so that the public is always misinformed.

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