The argument advanced by Milton Friedman for adopting a monetary growth rule is that
A) active monetary policy potentially destabilizes the economy.
B) the Fed can control the money supply, but not the level of interest rates.
C) a constant rate of growth in the money supply would eliminate the booms and recessions that make up the business cycle.
D) the growth rate of M1 has been unstable.
Answer: A
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