The idea that giving money to wealthy businesses will benefit everyone below them on the social ladder is known as

a. fair and balanced redistribution of wealth.
b. subsidizing poverty.
c. socialism.
d. trickle-down economics.


Answer: d. trickle-down economics.

Sociology

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