The fact that as snow accumulates, snow shovel sales rise, suggests the two are

A. neither directly correlated nor inversely correlated.
B. both directly correlated and inversely correlated.
C. inversely correlated.
D. directly correlated.

Answer: D

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The essence of the trade-off between equality and efficiency is that

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