One of the main indicators of the ability of the rich to protect their interests, even over the opposition of others, is _______________.
A) the use of walled estates
B) tax law
C) criminal law
D) the national guard
E) hit-men and other hired "enforcers"

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Tax law can be used by the rich to protect their interests by influencing legislation and policies that favor their economic goals and limit government regulation and taxation. This allows them to accumulate wealth and maintain their position of power and influence. Other options presented, such as walled estates and hit-men, are less common and less legal methods of protecting one's interests, and criminal law and the national guard are institutions typically controlled by the state, not individual members of the wealthy elite.

One of the Main Indicators of the Ability of the Rich