If all citizens in a certain city were given identical debit cards to pay for their use of toll roads, which of the following statements would be true if the debit cards could be sold privately from person to person?
A)this would be a very egalitarian policy
B)this system would end up being a redistribution of income from those that drive more to those that drive less
C)this system could potentially be a redistribution of income from the rich to the poor if the poor drive less
D)all of the above are true

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The policy could be seen as egalitarian because everyone starts with the same means to pay for tolls. It could lead to a redistribution of income from those who drive more to those who drive less if people who don't use their cards much sell them to those who need more credit. This could also result in a redistribution from the rich to the poor if the trend holds that the poor drive less and sell their excess credit to wealthier individuals who drive more.

If All Citizens in a Certain City Were Given Identical