Which of the following is an example of a redistributive policy?
a. A limit on the amount of pollutants a factory can produce
b. Funding to build a bridge
c. Regulations of the banking industry
d. An increase in taxes for individuals earning over $100,000
d. An increase in taxes for individuals earning over $100,000
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Distorted information flows, tacit resistance to centralized orders, and inertia are all evidence of
A. development in capitalist societies. B. laissez-faire economics. C. neo-corporatism. D. overcentralization.
Confucianism is a set of beliefs that
a. advocates traditional social attitudes as a way to immunize countries from the corrupting cultural influences of Western-led globalization. b. contends that the market is the best way to allocate resources and generate wealth, but not to distribute such wealth. c. stresses that individuals have a right to make decisions for themselves and that, as much as possible, families and small social organizations should provide economic protection and distribute social goods to individuals rather than the state furnishing such protections. d. discourages government involvement in the protection of groups or leveling of the economic playing field. e. emphasizes respect for authority and hard work as well as an obligation by those in power to rule responsibly and in the interests of society as a whole.
Which of the following statements about income inequality in the United States is most accurate?
A. The rich and the middle class are both decreasing their wealth. B. The rich are decreasing their wealth and the middle class are increasing theirs. C. The rich aren't changing their wealth and the middle class are decreasing theirs. D. The rich are increasing their wealth and the middle class aren't changing theirs.
The United Nations’ collective security operation against Iraq in response to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait was carried out under Chapter ________ of the U.N. Charter.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).