Voters typically have information only about issues that have a perceptible effect on their well-being and tend not to have information about other issues.Behavior such as this is known as
A) voter preferences.
B) inefficient overprovision.
C) political competition.
D) rational ignorance.
E) the tragedy of voters.

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The behavior described in the question, where voters choose not to inform themselves about issues that do not have a direct effect on their well-being, is known as rational ignorance. This is because voters are making a rational decision to only gather information about issues that will influence their vote and not waste time and resources on issues that will not have a significant impact on their lives.

Voters Typically Have Information Only About Issues That Have a Perceptible