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Adam Smith believed that incentives to seek personal gain would create wealth, but that the government must then step in to make sure that this wealth is equitably distributed.

a. True
b. False

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Answer:

b. False

Step-by-step explanation:

Adam Smith believed that incentives to seek personal gain would create wealth. He did not believe in active government intervention in order to redistribute wealth in an equitable manner. Adam Smith favored capitalism and the accumulation of wealth by individuals, he did not favor socialism and the redistribution of wealth.

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