Question

During the presidential campaigns, the candidates from each party typically describe their plans to maintain or change federal taxes on personal and business income.

Are these policy statements generally positive or normative?
a. Normative
b. Both positive and normative
c. Neither positive or normative
d. Positive

Answer 1

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are two types of economic statements: Positive and Normative statements.

In the given case, the policy statements made by candidates during campaigns are Normative statements.

Normative statements are statements that cannot be proved. These are just opinion-based statements. These statements are based on value judgments.

In the given case, candidates during campaigns make statements that can not be proved. And they are value-based judgments also.

So, the correct answer is option A.