A Disadvantage Associated with In-Kind Transfers to Reduce Poverty Is

question 120

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage associated with in-kind transfers to reduce poverty is that they

• A)alter peoples' incentives, whereas a negative income tax does not alter peoples' incentives.
• B)do not allow poor families to make purchases based on their preferences.
• C)can only be distributed by the federal government.
• D)cannot restrict the group of recipients and some middle-class families may benefit from them.

Evaluate the impact of government tax policies on saving behaviors.

Interpret the concept of national saving and its equivalence to investment in a closed economy.

Clarify misconceptions regarding government purchases, taxes, and public saving in a closed economy.

Analyze the effects of fiscal policy on loanable funds, interest rates, and investment.

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