Read the passage. then answer the question that follows.

after midterm elections, a new political party took power in congress. unhappy with the previous ruling party's governing and the presidential administration's mishandling of the budget, congress passed their own law funding the government by a two-thirds majority, over the president's veto. congress refused to increase the military budget and reduced subsidies to corporate farms. further legislation increased the tax rate on individuals making over $250,000 per year and families making over $500,000.

what is the most likely effect of congress's actions?

group of answer choices

the government will operate with a budget surplus and the national debt will grow.

the government will operate with a budget deficit and the national debt will grow.

the government will operate with a budget deficit and the national debt will shrink.

the government will operate with a budget surplus and the national debt will shrink.

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?