In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

Statement: Individuals' claims to their wealth and income must of course be balanced by the need to finance governmental activities, no matter how few and inconsequential they may be. Choices: 1. The government must be funded. 2. The government has no claim to individuals' wealth and income. 3. Government financing has been increasing as a proportion of individuals' earnings.
3

Statement: are you required to by law Choices: 1. Is it legally required of you? 2. Is that just something you do for fun? 3. Why do you do that?
3

Statement: For example, more guidance will be provided to grantees on quantifying the numbers of brochures and materials packets they have distributed. Choices: 1. There is a call to cut back on regulation regarding the distribution of materials. 2. The changes in guidance are necessary because of recent failure.  3. Currently guidance is already available to grantees. 

2