The Competition with Every Other Jurisdiction for Businesses and Individuals

The competition with every other jurisdiction for businesses and individuals means that

A) politics functions to maintain the existing order and political participation is confined to social elites.
B) no state can afford to be too far out of line with the prevailing opinion on appropriate levels of taxes and expenditures because citizens and businesses may opt to relocate.
C) all states will reach very far afield from the prevailing opinion in terms of policies to attract new businesses and individuals.
D) states have no control over policy in any meaningful way.