All of the following statements,except one,are normative statements.Which is the exception?
A)The government should decrease spending.
B)Government spending is a topic in macroeconomics.
C)Cuts to government spending in Canada have had enormous social costs.
D)Increasing taxes is better than cutting government spending.

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Statement B is a positive statement, as it simply states a fact about the topic of government spending in macroeconomics, without expressing a value judgement or opinion. The other statements express normative statements by making value judgements about what should or should not be done with government spending and taxes.

All of the Following Statements,except One,are Normative Statements