Author Question: What do public opinion polls suggest about government efforts to regulate the economy and protect ... (Read 239 times)

mp14 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

What do public opinion polls suggest about government efforts to regulate the economy and protect from negative externalities?

a. An overwhelming majority of Americans feel that the government engages in too much regulation.
b. A majority favor more regulation of the food industry but less regulation with respect to drugs and the environment.
c. The American public believes government should be doing at least as much as it is currently doing to regulate food, drugs, the environment, and workplace safety.
d. Most Americans do not support any form of economic regulation.

Question 2

Of the following, who would be most likely to reject the economic philosophy of John Maynard Keynes?

a. Barack Obama
b. Milton Friedman
c. Nancy Pelosi
d. Franklin Roosevelt