Suppose all citizens in a certain city are given identical debit cards used to pay for toll roads.Which of the following statements would not be correct,assuming that the debit cards could be sold privately from person to person?
A)It would be a very egalitarian policy.
B)The system would redistribute income from those who drive more to those who drive less.
C)The system could potentially redistribute income from the rich to the poor if the poor drive less.
D)The cost to the government of such a program would greatly outweigh the benefit to society.

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The statement that the cost to the government of such a program would greatly outweigh the benefit to society is not necessarily correct. This statement is an assumption and cannot be determined as true or false without further information. The other statements are all plausible outcomes of a system in which citizens are given identical debit cards to pay for toll roads.

Suppose All Citizens in a Certain City Are Given Identical