Which of the Following Is True of the Tax and Transfer

Which of the following is true of the tax and transfer programs of the United States?

A) Tax-transfer programs persistently redistribute income from the rich to the poor.
B) Social Security, the largest transfer program, redirects income toward the elderly, a group with above-average levels of both income and wealth.
C) The bulk of agriculture subsidies go to large farmers with above-average incomes.
D) Taxes generally take a larger share of the income of the poor than is true for those with higher incomes.
E) Both b and c are true.