Although almost everyone advocates a balanced budget, every spending program and tax break is defended by organized beneficiaries but why does deficit reduction have less organized support?

A. It is an unrealistic goal.
B. It is an economically unsound idea.
C. It is a concentrated particularized benefit.
D. It is a diffuse collective good.


Answer: D

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