For each of the following scenarios involving the U. S. government, determine the primary function of government that is being served. An inventor secures a government patent on his newest project so that others can't profit from his idea.
A. Productive function whereby the government maintains market competition.
B. Productive function whereby the government re-distributes income from rich to poor.
C. Productive function whereby the government enforces property rights.
D. Productive function whereby the government produces goods that are difficult for private markets to supply.
U. S. taxpayers who attended a college or university in the past year can deduct the interest paid on student loans from their taxable income.
A. Promoting stability.
B. Re-distributing income.
C. Maintaining competition.
D. Re-allocating resources.