Which of the following evaluative criteria are emphasized in all of the following policy debates: income gap, urban K-12 education, cost of higher education, taxation of wealthy, Social Security benefits, access to health care, and climate change?
A) efficiency
B) feasibility
C) equity
D) effectiveness

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All of the policy debates listed involve considerations of equity, or fairness and justice in how resources and opportunities are distributed. The income gap and taxation of the wealthy involve questions of whether it is just for some individuals or groups to have significantly more resources than others, while urban K-12 education, cost of higher education, Social Security benefits, access to health care, and climate change involve questions of how fairly and equitably resources and opportunities are distributed across different groups and individuals within society. Efficiency, feasibility, and effectiveness may also be considerations in these debates, but they are not emphasized in all of them to the same extent as equity.

Which of the Following Evaluative Criteria Are Emphasized in All