Because Nearly All Social Policies Are Redistributive-That Is, They Take

Multiple Choice

Because nearly all social policies are redistributive-that is, they take money from one group and give it to another-they are hard to pass.If a proposed social policy that would provide benefits to a large group of people is adopted:

A) it tends to stick around for a few years, before being torn to pieces through incremental legislation and executive orders, unless it helps the wealthiest Americans.
B) corporate-funded independent expenditure groups will carry out long-term, extensive marketing campaigns to have it repealed.
C) it generally tends to stick around on the statute books, even when opponents continue to decry it.
D) Congress will have to wait until an economic crisis hits to defund the social policy.