Why Are Special Interest Groups So Powerful

Multiple Choice

Why are special interest groups so powerful?

A) Because voters are rationally ignorant about how laws designed to help special interest groups are harmful to everyone else.
B) Because special interest groups have a self-interest in passing favorable legislation-they stand to gain millions of dollars, while each taxpayer loses only several dollars.
C) Neither of these explanations is correct.
D) Both of these explanations are correct.