There are three voters and two representatives in a democracy. Voter 1 supports government spending of $20. Voter 2 supports government spending of $60. Voter 3 supports government spending of $70. According to the median voter theorem, politicians will converge upon a spending bill of:
A) $20.
B) $50.
C) $60.
D) $70.

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The median voter is the voter whose preferred policy is exactly in the middle when all the preferences are ranked in order. In this case, when the preferences are ranked in order, the median voter is Voter 2, who supports government spending of $60. Therefore, in order to maximize their chances of being elected, politicians will converge upon a spending bill of $60, which is the preferred policy of the median voter.

There Are Three Voters and Two Representatives in a Democracy