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Normative economicsRepublicans versus DemocratsVisit both the Republicans' (www.gop.com(Links to an external site.)) and the Democrats' (www.democrats.org) . Identify an economic issue that both parties address and compare and contrast their views on that issue.

Generally speaking, how much of the disagreement is based on normative economics compared to positive economics? Give an example of loaded terminology from each site.