Multiple Choice
Automatic stabilizers _____
A) deliberately manipulate government purchases, transfer payments, and taxes to promote macroeconomic goals.
B) are revenue and spending programs in the federal budget that automatically adjust with the ups and downs of the economy.
C) are a method of emergency manipulation of government purchases, transfer payments, and taxes to promote macroeconomic goals.
D) are revenue and spending programs in the federal budget that never adjust with the ups and downs of the economy.
E) are monetary policy changes.
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