The big-push strategy of development relies mainly on private incentives and a laissez- faire government policy

Which of the following checks issued by the government represents a transfer payment?

A) The federal government pays a defense contractor for development of a missile system. B) The federal government pays a retiree her Social Security benefits. C) The state of Oregon pays a construction firm for its work in repairing a state highway. D) The state of Illinois pays groundskeepers at the state capitol building their weekly wages.

Today, the earth has ________ of all of the species that have ever lived

A) less than 1 percent B) about 50 percent C) about 99 percent D) 100 percent