To help curtail rising unemployment and inflation and stimulate economic growth, Kennedy

Asupported stronger unions and asked retailers to lower prices.
Breduced government spending and increased taxes.
Cshut down inefficient government offices and combined others.
Dasked businesses to limit prices and workers to accept fewer pay raises.

Verified Answer :

To help curtail rising unemployment and inflation and stimulate economic growth, Kennedy reduced government spending and increased taxes. The correct option among all the options given in the question is option "b". Such harsh measures were required to steady the ship, otherwise these problems would have been hard to solve.