Expand capacity in order to experience economic growth

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Dorfman is telling us that today, in the U.S., we need to expand capacity in order to experience economic growth. Your job is to decide whether or not that advice is appropriate. That is, is the U.S. economy today more like the restaurant that’s over-full every night or more like the restaurant that’s half-full every night.

1. The data indicate that the U.S. economy is more like a restaurant that’s half-full every night.

2. The data indicate that the U.S. economy is more like a restaurant that’s over-full every night.

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