Consumers in a market-directed economy

A. do not decide what is to be produced and by whom.
B. enjoy limited freedom of choice.
C. have to buy what is being produced.
D. are taxed to provide for goods and services that benefit society, such as public health, national defense, roads, and police and fire protection.
E. do not have to buy any goods or services.


Answer: D

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