"The US Government Should Not Use My Tax Dollars to Subsidize

question 96

Multiple Choice

"The U.S. government should not use my tax dollars to subsidize people on welfare"

• A) is a positive economic statement because it simply describes one person's opinion.
• B) is a normative economic statement because it involves a value judgment about an economic policy.
• C) is a positive economic statement because it predicts that my tax dollars will go to welfare.
• D) is a normative economic statement because it is a scientific fact.

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