Question

Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

(06.05 MC)
In the United States, people pay taxes so govemment can provide services to the people. What is one benefit of the government
providing services instead of allowing the free market and private businesses to do so?
O Government can provide services that would not be practical for private businesses to provide, such as a national
military.
O Government is generally more efficient at providing goods and services than private businesses.
O Businesses should not provide services because a free market would be more efficient.
O Businesses make better decisions than government about what services are in the best interest of society as a whole.
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Answer 1

The correct answer is:

O Government can provide services that would not be practical for private businesses to provide, such as a national military.

Private businesses are motivated by profit, and they are not likely to provide services that are not profitable. For example, private businesses are unlikely to provide national defense, because it is not a profitable business. The government, on the other hand, is not motivated by profit, and it can provide services that are not profitable, such as national defense.

The other options are not accurate descriptions of the benefits of government providing services. The government is not generally more efficient at providing goods and services than private businesses. Businesses should not provide services because a free market would not be more efficient. Businesses do not make better decisions than government about what services are in the best interest of society as a whole.

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