What tool did John Rawls believe would be beneficial to use to reconsider what changes we could/should make when pursuing a society that is just and fair for everyone? O The Hedonic Calculus. It doesn't matter what's fair or just. All we need to do is figure out what social measures would create the most quantifiable happiness for society as a whole--even if that means some people endure immense, unfair suffering for the benefit of everyone else. O An Absolute Sovereign. If you consolidate power into one person, that one person can always do a perfect job of creating a fair/equal society. Democracy has a "too many cooks in the kitchen" issue. No monarch in history has ever been criticized for doing a bad job for their citizens. O The Veil of Ignorance. Forget our present standing in society and consider the hypothetical scenario in which we could be born as worst off or best off in society. What kind of society would we be okay with if we were born in the worst position?

Suppose the president is attempting to decide whether the federal government should spend more on research to find a cure for heart disease. What is the opportunity cost of spending more money to find a cure for heart disease? O A. The total explicit cost of the research to cure heart disease. OB. The reduction in funding for research to cure other diseases. O C. The monetary value of a human life. O D. The cost of the Medicare/Medicaid program. O E. The reduction in future health-related costs of heart disease. How should policymakers determine the amount of money that should be allocated for research curing heart disease? They should base their decision on O A. the number of people who have heart disease compared to the number of people who have other diseases. O B. whether the last dollar devoted to research on heart disease results in more benefit than the last dollar spent on research for curing other diseases. O C. the value of the total benefit of research on curing other…

Because of scarcity, for every choice we make, there will always be opportunity costs. What does this statement mean? O a. none of the choices are correct O b. We will always have to sacrifice the enjoyment of something or benefiting from our other options due to limi tations in resources. O C. Scarcity helps us save our resources by reducing opportunity costs and encouraging higher consumption O d. We can fully enjoy both of our choices as long as we take the opportuni ty and continuously consume our limited resources

Suppose the president is attempting to decide whether the federal government should spend more on research to find a cure for heart disease. What is the opportunity cost of spending more money to find a cure for heart disease? O A. The total explicit cost of the research to cure heart disease. B. The reduction in funding for research to cure other diseases. C. The monetary value of a human life. D. The cost of the Medicare/Medicaid program. O E. The reduction in future health-related costs of heart disease.