Which of the following is a normative statement?
A)The minimum wage has not kept pace with inflation.
B)The minimum wage is an important tool in fighting poverty and should be increased.
C)The minimum wage can cause higher unemployment for teens and unskilled workers.
D)A higher minimum wage is expected to increase the price of a fast-food cheeseburger.

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Option B expresses a value judgment and suggests what ought to be done, making it a normative statement. The other options, A, C and D, are descriptive statements that describe the current state of affairs, the potential effects or the consequences of a policy, respectively, and are therefore positive statements.

Which of the Following Is a Normative Statement