The marginal benefit reduction rate is the fraction
A. of income that is given to every person under the negative income tax credit program.
B. by which government benefits are reduced from some beneficiaries.
C. taken from business in order to pay for unemployment insurance programs.
D. by which government reduces the income of every person in order to support government programs.
Answer: B
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