In the prisoner's dilemma setting for producing and stealing, a tax imposed on participants could end up changing the payoff matrix so that

A. one participant is better off, and one participant is worse off.
B. both participants are worse off.
C. both participants are better off.
D. all of the above are possible


Answer: D

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