Which of the Following Is True of the Tax and Transfer

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the tax and transfer programs of the United States?

A) Tax-transfer programs persistently redistribute income from the rich to the poor.
B) Social Security, the largest transfer program, redirects income toward the elderly, a group with above-average levels of both income and wealth.
C) The bulk of agriculture subsidies go to large farmers with above-average incomes.
D) Taxes generally take a larger share of the income of the poor than is true for those with higher incomes.
E) Both b and c are true.