If Consumers and Businesses Are Especially Pessimistic, as in the Great

Multiple Choice

If consumers and businesses are especially pessimistic, as in the Great Recession of 2007-2009, and do not want to borrow money from banks, then the use of an expansionary money policy is likened to

A) completing the circle.
B) pushing on a string.
C) filling in the blanks.
D) checking the list.