Antipollution policies can be severe in their design and implementation, resulting in
A)the social costs of pollution reduction becoming greater than the benefits.
B)the social benefits of pollution reduction becoming zero.
C)too few resources being devoted toward reducing pollution.
D)the social costs of pollution reduction becoming less than the benefits.

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When antipollution policies are too severe, they can lead to a situation where the costs associated with reducing pollution (such as economic disruptions, job losses, and high compliance costs for businesses) outweigh the benefits of having a cleaner environment. This does not mean the benefits become zero or that too few resources are devoted to pollution reduction; rather, it suggests a misbalance where the negative impacts on society (social costs) surpass the positive environmental outcomes (benefits).

Antipollution Policies Can Be Severe in Their Design and Implementation