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jazziefee

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Utilitarianism is based on the argument that
 
  A) the greater a person's income, the smaller is the marginal benefit of a dollar.
  B) by transferring a dollar from a millionaire to a poor person, more is lost than gained.
  C) taxing people's income from employment makes them work less.
  D) a dollar taken from a rich person does not end up as a dollar in the hands of a poorer person.

Question 2

The above figure shows the Lorenz curve for wealth for the nation of Rusha. The poorest forty percent of the population own what percent of wealth?
 
  A) 0 percent
  B) 10 percent
  C) 20 percent
  D) 40 percent



ttt030911

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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