Transfer Payments (Such as Welfare Payments and Employment- Insurance Benefits)act

question 80

Multiple Choice

Transfer payments (such as welfare payments and employment- insurance benefits) act as automatic stabilizers because they

• A)increase the government surplus during the expansionary phase of the business cycle.
• B)increase the debt- to- GDP ratio during the expansionary phase of the business cycle.
• C)increase the swings of the business cycle and make an annually balanced budget much harder to achieve.
• D)increase the swings of the business cycle but make an annually balanced budget much easier to achieve.
• E)decrease the swings of the business cycle but make an annually balanced budget much harder to achieve.

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