Which policy is NOT typically used to address economic inequality?

• A. Progressive taxation
• B. Welfare
• C. Education access
• D. Deregulation with no safety nets

Answer: (D)

The main idea is that policies to reduce economic inequality focus on redistribution, protection, and expanding opportunity. Progressive taxation helps by taxing higher incomes more and funding public services, which lowers after-tax inequality. Welfare provides direct financial assistance to those in need, reducing poverty and narrowing gaps. Expanding access to education gives people better chances to improve their situation and reduces differences in opportunity. Deregulation with no safety nets, however, removes protections and social supports while allowing market forces to dominate. That tends to leave vulnerable groups with less security and fewer opportunities, often widening the gap rather than narrowing it. So the option that isn’t typically used to address inequality is deregulation with no safety nets.