Economists Who Believe in Sound Finance Would Say That in a Recession

Economists who believe in sound finance would say that in a recession, the government should:

A) run a budget deficit because the Ricardian equivalence theorem is true both in theory and in practice.
B) run a budget deficit despite the truth of the Ricardian equivalence theorem.
C) maintain a balanced budget because the Ricardian equivalence theorem is true in practice.
D) maintain a balanced budget for political and moral reasons.