Simple majority voting sometimes leads to projects being undertaken whose costs are greater than the benefits.How is this possible?
A) It is not possible,unless the voting results are rigged.
B) Because voters have no way to express the intensity of their preferences.
C) Because many voters choose to be rationally ignorant.
D) Because free riding is pervasive.

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Simple majority voting does not measure the intensity of voters' preferences. Therefore, a project may receive a majority of votes, even if many voters only mildly prefer it over the alternative options. This can lead to the selection of projects that have costs greater than their benefits.

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