Which of these examples best illustrates the way conservatives want bureaucrats to act?
a. An Internal Revenue Service agent referring to a specific line in the tax code when auditing an income tax return
b. A counter-terrorism expert in the Department of Homeland Security writing new security regulations for cell-phone companies
c. An Environmental Protection Agency administrator using a scientific study to create new maximum levels for carbon dioxide emissions
d. An employee of the Social Security Administration lobbying Congress to allow for inflation-adjusted changes to benefits payments
Answer: a
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