Utilitarianism suggests that the government should choose policies that maximise the total utility of everyone in society by
A) redistributing income from rich to poor because this is what the members of society would choose to do if they were behind a "veil of ignorance."
B) redistributing income from rich to poor because, due to the diminishing marginal utility of income, taking a rand from the rich reduces their utility by less than the gain in utility generated by giving a rand to the poor.
C) allowing individuals to maximise their own utility without interference from the government.
D) redistributing income from rich to poor because this would maximise the well-being of the worst-off person in society.
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