When the government both provides education and covers its costs through taxation,
A) public schools have a strong incentive to supply a high quality education at a low cost.
B) parents are in a weak position to either discipline poorly performing schools or alter the quantity or quality of schooling provided.
C) competition between schools is greatly enhanced relative to a system of privately produced and funded education.
D) public school administrators are driven to care more about pleasing parents than about pleasing teachers' unions.

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When the government provides education and funds it through taxation, parents have limited power to influence or change the quality or quantity of education, as they cannot easily choose alternative providers or withdraw funding.

When the Government Both Provides Education and Covers Its Costs