Say that an economic model concludes that "government raising payroll taxes is a measure that can maintain current Social Security benefit levels for every retiree." This conclusion is:
A. false because there is no payroll tax rate high enough to maintain current benefits.
B. a statement in the art of economics because it is about policy.
C. a positive statement because raising payroll taxes is one way to maintain Social Security benefits.
D. a normative statement because there is disagreement over whether Social Security benefits should be maintained.
Answer: C
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