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wariber [46]
3 years ago
10

Which of the following statements refers to rent seeking? "There is an opportunity cost whenever the federal government spends t

ax revenue. For example, an additional $1 billion spent on national defense means there will be less revenue for highway construction and maintenance or some other program." "Laws passed by the federal government often provide benefits for a small number of individuals. These individuals, in turn, have an incentive to contribute to the campaigns of politicians who pass these laws." "The role of the federal government in the U.S. economy grew significantly after the Great Depression. Government spending and taxes are a much greater proportion of total income today than they were in 1929." "The federal government should spend more money on programs that help low income citizens and less money on national defense."
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2 answers:
makvit [3.9K]3 years ago
5 0

Answer: "Laws passed by the federal government often provide benefits for a small number of individuals. These individuals, in turn, have an incentive to contribute to the campaigns of politicians who pass these laws."

Explanation: Rent seeking is an economic concept that revolves around government-funded social services and social service programs. It occurs when an entity seeks to gain added wealth without any reciprocal contribution of productivity.

Rent seeking can be said to be a process of obtaining economic rent by manipulating the social or political environment in which economic activities occur, rather than by creating new wealth.

An example of rent seeking is when

Laws passed by the federal government which often provide benefits for a small number of individuals. These individuals, in turn, have an incentive to contribute to the campaigns of politicians who pass these laws.

puteri [66]3 years ago
3 0

<u>Answer:</u>

<u><em>Laws passed by the federal government often provide benefits for a small number of individuals. These individuals, in turn, have an incentive to contribute to the campaigns of politicians who pass these laws</em></u>

<u>Explanation</u>:

When individuals or firms cunningly try to get benefits from government at the detriment of others it term rent seeking.

Implying they seek shelter under this laws that benefit them the most.

For example, certain tax laws may favor the weather citizens of a country and they (the wealthier citizens) may take advantage of that.

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