The authors' purpose is to develop the contrast between Americans' "resistance toward government-controlled wealth redistribution versus their openness to participate in voluntary wealth redistribution" (Option E)
To develop a contrast means to state the differences between two persons, ideas, places, or things.
In the above, the contrast is between government-controlled and voluntary wealth distribution.
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