According to Lerner, if we do not know people's utility functions, we
A) cannot engage in redistributing incomes among people
B) can still assume that the marginal utility of a dollar for the rich is higher than for the poor
C) make less of a mistake by assuming that they are equal
D) should let the market determine the distribution of income
E) should assume they are unequal because it is the most likely
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