The Clinton Administration Inherited a Budget Deficit from Its Predecessor

question 74

Multiple Choice

The Clinton administration inherited a budget deficit from its predecessor. President Clinton instituted major tax increases that

• A) increased the budget deficit during his entire term.
• B) brought the budget into balance and eventually into a surplus.
• C) reduced the budget deficit but increased the federal debt.
• D) reduced the size of the deficit but could not eliminate it.

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