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Utilitarianism suggests that the government should choose policies that maximize the total utility of everyone in society by ? |
A. | redistributing income from rich to poor because this is what the members of society would choose to do if they were behind a veil of ignorance |
B. | redistributing income from rich to poor because due to the diminishing marginal utility of income, taking a pound from the rich reduces their utility |
C. | allowing each individual to maximize their own utility without interference from the government |
D. | redistributing income from rich to poor because this would maximize the well-being of the worst-off person in society |
Answer» C. allowing each individual to maximize their own utility without interference from the government | |