REVIEW QUESTIONS

  1. How does rational ignorance discourage voting?
  2. 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?
  3. How can pork-barrel spending occur in a situation of majority voting when it benefits only a small group?
  4. Why do legislators vote for spending projects in districts that are not their own?
  5. Why does a voting cycle make it impossible to decide on a majority-approved choice?
  6. How does a government agency raise revenue differently from a private company, and how does that affect the way government makes decisions compared to business decisions?

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