Interest Payments on the National Debt

question 76

Multiple Choice

Interest payments on the national debt

• A)Make it easier for the government to balance the national budget.
• B)Are a redistribution of income from taxpayers to bondholders.
• C)Have high opportunity costs.
• D)Are the "real burden" of the debt.

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