Between 1945 and 2010, the Average Interest Rate on the U.S.national

question 20

Multiple Choice

Between 1945 and 2010, the average interest rate on the U.S.national debt

• A)increased slightly but consistently
• B)decreased consistently despite an increasing national debt
• C)followed roughly the same pattern as the debt-to-GDP ratio
• D)peaked in the early 1980s
• E)never exceeded 6 percent

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