Why might it be better to save up some money and buy something later than to buy it on credit now?
you may get protection for cash purchases that are lost, damaged, or stolen.
buying anything on credit will damage your credit rating.
paying for things on credit will hurt the economy, by taking money out of circulation.
paying off credit debt can extend many years, long after the item purchased was useful.

The correct answer is D "Paying off credit debt can extend many years, long after the item purchased was useful."

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

thomas jefferson is the answer