Automatic Stabilizers

question 271

Multiple Choice

Automatic stabilizers

• A) work counter-cyclically to moderate the business cycle.
• B) often make any downturn in the economy worse.
• C) must be determined by the Congress in each budget.
• D) are never altered.

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