Environmental policies
A) may be cost-neutral or may come at a monetary cost, depending on the time frame for their evaluation.
B) are always expensive, costing consumers and industry more money.
C) never have a monetary cost associated with them.
D) are paid for by local tax dollars, only indirectly costing most citizens nothing for their implementation.
Question 2
In general, careful and detailed economic studies indicate that environmental protection helps the environment
A) but hurts the economy and is bad for jobs.
B) and produces more jobs but hurts the economy.
C) and helps the economy but costs the loss of jobs.
D) and does not hurt the economy or cost a net loss of jobs.