Analyses of Budgets and Appropriations Reveal That the Government Has

question 15

Multiple Choice

Analyses of budgets and appropriations reveal that the government has given an average of $2.7 million a day in ____ for privately owned interests that use U.S. public lands for activities such as mining, fossil fuel extraction, logging, and livestock grazing.

• A) environmental exemptions
• B) loans and grants
• C) resources and equipment
• D) permits and licenses
• E) subsidies and tax breaks

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