Congressman willis hawley once said the following "i want to see american workers employed producing american goods for american consumption." if public policy and tax payer dollars are used to place u. s. workers into jobs producing u. s. goods intended for u. s. consumption, which of the following will occur?

the rate of return will be higher than if the available funds were directed by private investors.

there will be no difference in the allocation of investment funds, because politicians like congressman hawley will be motivated by the same incentives as private investors.

funds will be directed to the projects with the least political support, rather than simply the projects with the highest rate of return.

political influence, rather than market returns, will decide which workers will work and which production projects will be undertaken.