Which of the Following Statements About American Budgetary Deficits Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about American budgetary deficits is most accurate?

• A) Foreign investors are legally prohibited from purchasing U.S. Treasury bonds.
• B) Over the past thirty years, the deficit has risen sharply when Democrats controlled the White House and dropped precipitously when Republicans controlled it.
• C) The budgetary deficit today is about 4 percent of GDP.
• D) The current deficit is substantially lower than it was in 2009.
• E) Treasury bonds are increasingly difficult to sell, as they provide low returns, and the government has defaulted on them repeatedly in the past forty years.

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