Utilitarianism is based on the argument that
A) the greater a person's income, the smaller is the marginal benefit of a dollar.
B) by transferring a dollar from a millionaire to a poor person, more is lost than gained.
C) taxing people's income from employment makes them work less.
D) a dollar taken from a rich person does not end up as a dollar in the hands of a poorer person.

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Utilitarianism argues that the marginal benefit of a dollar decreases as income increases, so redistributing wealth from richer to poorer individuals increases overall happiness or utility.

Utilitarianism Is Based on the Argument That