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1、Part1–GettingStartedInstructor’sManualtoaccompanyPublicFinance,SeventhEdition,byHarveyS.RosenSuggestedAnswerstoEnd-of-ChapterDiscussionQuestionsSomeofthequestionshavenosingle“correct”answer–reasonablepeoplecangooffindifferentdirections.Insuchcases,theanswersprovidedheresketchonlyafewpos

2、sibilities.Chapter1-Introduction1.a.Putin’sstatementisconsistentwithanorganicconceptionofgovernment.Individualsandtheirgoalsarelessimportantthanthestate.b.Rehnquistmakesaclearstatementofthemechanisticviewofthestate.2.a.Apersonwithanorganicconceptionofthestatemightreactfavorably,arguingt

3、hatevenifanindividualownerisworseoffbecausehemustshowonlyFrenchmovies,thenationisbetteroffbecauseitachievesmoreunity.b.Alibertarianwouldcertainlyrejectthispolicyandthereasoningbehindit--thereisno“nationalinterest”independentoftheinterestsofindividuals,andpeopleshouldhavetherighttorunthe

4、irlivesinthewaythattheyprefer--includingseeingwhatevermoviestheywant.c.Asocialdemocratwouldtrytobalancethesetwoaims,anditishardtopredicthowheorshewouldcomeout.3.Themechanisticviewofgovernmentsaysthatthegovernmentisacontrivancecreatedbyindividualstobetterachievetheirindividualgoals.Withi

5、nthemechanistictradition,peoplecoulddisagreeontheobesitytax.Libertarianswouldsaythatpeoplecandecidewhatisbestforthemselves-whethertoconsumehighcaloriefood-anddonotneedproddingfromthegovernment.Incontrast,socialdemocratsmightarguethatpeoplearetooshortsightedtoknowwhatisgoodforthem,sothat

6、government-providedinducementsareappropriate.4.a.Ifthesizeofgovernmentismeasuredbydirectexpenditures,themandatedoesnotdirectlyincreaseit.Costsofcompliance,however,maybehighandwouldappearasanincreaseina“regulatorybudget.”b.It’shardtosaywhetherthisrepresentsanincreaseordecreaseinthesizeof

7、government.OnepossibilityisthatGDPstayedthesame,andgovernmentpurchasesofgoodsandservicesfell.Anotheristhatgovernmentpurchasesofgoodsandservicesgrew,butataslowerratethantheGDP.Onemustalsoconsidercoincidentfederalcreditandregulatoryactivitiesandstateandlocalbudgets.87Part1–Gettin