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Chapter 18: Q. 8 (page 441)
How does rational ignorance discourage voting?
Voters are discourgaed because they feel that their single vote cannot impact the policies.
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How can a small special interest group win in a situation of majority voting when the benefits it seeks flow only to a small group?
Given that rational ignorance discourages some people from becoming informed about elections, is it necessarily a good idea to encourage greater voter turnout? Why or why not?
Occupy Wall Street was a national (and later global) organized protest against the greed, bank profits, and financial corruption that led to the 2008鈥�2009 recession. The group popularized slogans like 鈥淲e are the 99%,鈥� meaning it represented the majority against the wealth of the top 1%. Does the fact that the protests had little to no effect on legislative changes support or contradict the chapter?
Say that the government is considering a ban on smoking in restaurants in Tobaccoville. There are 1 million people living there, and each would benefit by \(200 from this smoking ban. However, there are two large tobacco companies in Tobaccoville and the ban would cost them \)5 million each. What are the proposed policy's total costs and benefits? Do you think it will pass?
What is the cost of voting in an election?
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