Which of the following is an example of a normative question?
A) How will an increase in the minimum wage affect teenaged workers?
B) How will an increase in the price of gasoline affect taxi drivers?
C) Should the government provide free prescription drugs to senior citizens?
D) What fraction of an income- tax cut will be spent on consumer goods?

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A normative question asks about what should happen, as opposed to descriptive questions that ask about what will happen. Option C asks about what the government should do, making it a normative question. The other options ask about what will happen, making them descriptive questions.

Which of the Following Is an Example of a Normative