When the government both provides education and covers its costs through taxation, economic analysis indicates that
A) the government-operated schools can be expected to supply a high quality education at a low cost.
B) parents will be in a strong position to discipline poorly performing schools and make sure that the school their child attends is providing quality schooling.
C) public school administrators can be expected to care more about pleasing parents than about pleasing government officials and teachers' unions.
D) the parent/consumer will be in a weak position to make choices that will assure that their child receives a quality education at an economical cost.

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When the government both provides education and covers its costs through taxation, parents are limited in their ability to make choices about where their child attends school and may not have the power to discipline poorly performing schools. This can lead to a lack of competition and potentially lower-quality education at a higher cost.

When the Government Both Provides Education and Covers Its Costs