Which of the following was produced by a combination of automatic stabilizers and discretionary fiscal policy?

Redistributing income from the rich to the poor creates inefficiency because

A) of wasteful expenditures by people receiving welfare grants. B) of the administrative costs to operate the government redistribution agencies. C) the redistribution creates an incentive to produce less output. D) Both answers B and C are correct. E) Both answers A and C are correct.

Why does redistribution, so that the distribution of income is equal, bring about less total output?

A) Incentives to work are reduced. B) No one can determine marginal benefit or marginal cost as a result. C) Those in political power will likely receive a larger income. D) Because the marginal benefit and marginal cost of work have been equally increased. E) The premise of the question is incorrect because an equal distribution of income would increase rather than decrease the total amount produced.