U.S.public Policy Discourages Saving Because

question 11

Multiple Choice

U.S.public policy discourages saving because

• A)other things the same,taxes increase the return from savings.
• B)means tested programs such as Medicaid provide lower benefits to those who did not save.
• C)none of parents' bequest to their children is taxed.
• D)some forms of capital income are taxed twice.

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Definitions:

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect where one event (the cause) leads to the outcome (the effect), fundamental to scientific and philosophical inquiry.

Longitudinal Research

A research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables, such as people or situations, over a period of time, ranging from several years to decades.

Observing

The act of carefully watching someone or something, often to gain information.

Third Variable

A factor that is not directly involved in an experimental setting but that may affect the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.