Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a positive,as opposed to normative,statement?
A) The federal government should decrease coverage of unemployment benefits to stimulate the economy out of the recession.
B) Congress should agree on lower government spending for the next fiscal year.
C) The Federal Reserve Bank should increase interest rates in response to the higher-than-expected inflation in the economy.
D) The unemployment rate last year was lower than any other year in the last century.
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