Organ sales are illegal in the United States. This creates possible economic inefficiency because:

a. It discourages wealth creating transactions through the threat of legal penalty
b. It encourages organ sales
c. It encourages government intervention


Answer: a. It discourages wealth-creating transactions through the threat of legal penalty

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