How does Isbister propose to eliminate poverty?

a. By forcing high earners to pay higher taxes.
b. By making it illegal for people to have illegitimate children.
c. By criminalizing bad choices.
d. By restricting liberty—under Isbister’s plan people will be legally required to
finish high school and wait until they are 25 to get married


ANS: A

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