Why Does a Passive Approach to Economic Policy Call for the Government

Multiple Choice

Why does a passive approach to economic policy call for the government to do nothing to offset unemployment?  

A)  because there is a lack of any real concern for people who have no jobs 
B)  because there is a conviction that unemployment is relatively harmless 
C)  because there is a belief that active economic policy is likely to be either ineffective or harmful 
D)  because there is a desire to await further economic data before intervening