Proponents of Fed Independence Maintain That

question 4

Multiple Choice

Proponents of Fed independence maintain that

• A)independence helps ensure low unemployment rates.
• B)money is too important to be left to the bankers.
• C)independence permits objective decisions not based on politics.
• D)only the Federal Reserve knows how to act wisely.

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