Normative Regulation Based on Consensually-Held Values Does Not Work Well

Multiple Choice

Normative regulation based on consensually-held values does not work well by itself to allow elites to extract surplus from direct producers because:

A) Commoners just want to get fat and have babies
B) Elites often squabble amongst themselves
C) Non-elites can easily contest the ideologies that mandate them to turn over their surplus product to elites
D) People cannot migrate to regions with lower taxes
E) Stored food spoils