What Part of Federal Government Spending Has Grown the Most

question 154

Multiple Choice

What part of federal government spending has grown the most slowly in recent decades?

• A)national defense
• B)welfare
• C)interest on the national debt
• D)social security and medicare
• E)all other forms of federal government spending

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