A Major Drawback of Providing Subsidies to Private Companies That

question 1

Multiple Choice

A major drawback of providing subsidies to private companies that are natural monopolies is that

• A)Taxpayers dislike this use of their tax dollars.
• B)Private companies are less efficient than public companies.
• C)The companies have no incentive to limit costs.
• D)The companies will allow product quality to decline.

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