With respect to redistribution, one reason "The Big Tradeoff" exists is because

A) government programs employ resources that could have been productive elsewhere.
B) government policymakers must choose between funding the various programs.
C) government programs only employ resources that had no value to society otherwise.
D) government programs only pay workers their opportunity cost.


A

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