Could pollution be eliminated by banning all activities harmful to the environment?
A) No, because legislation is influenced by industrial lobbyists.
B) No, because the cost of doing so would be higher than even the most dedicated environmentalist would agree to accept.
C) Not until we have better information on the sources of pollution.
D) Yes, if we are willing to place long-run considerations ahead of short-run profits.
B
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Refer to Table 2-2. Assume Nadia's Neckware only produces ascots and bowties. A combination of 8 ascots and 18 bowties would appear
A) along Nadia's production possibilities frontier. B) inside Nadia's production possibilities frontier. C) outside Nadia's production possibilities frontier. D) at the horizontal intercept of Nadia's production possibilities frontier.
The peak in U.S. government spending as a percent of GDP occurred during
A) World War II. B) the 1960s war on poverty. C) the Great Depression. D) the war against Iraq in the 2000s.