a.The extent to which employment insurance alleviates poverty and redistributes incomes depends on how the benefits are distributed and how the program is financed. Do you think that employment insurance achieves redistribution of incomes?

b.A needy family consisting of a mother and three children currently receives cash benefits of $12 per day. The mother of this family is allowed to earn $4 per day before her benefits begin to decline. After that, cash benefits decline by 67 cents for each dollar earned. Assume that she can find work at $4 per hour. How many hours will she have to work per day before her benefits are eliminated?