Intergenerational Imbalance Would NOT Be a Problem If

question 221

Multiple Choice

Intergenerational imbalance would NOT be a problem if

• A) all government programs were financed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• B) the federal budget were fiscally sustainable.
• C) all government projects were long-term.
• D) Social Security and Medicare were a larger percentage of the federal budget.

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Latin term referring to nonbinding, nonprecedential judicial statements that are not directly related to the facts or issues presented in the case and thus are not essential to the holding.

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Reverse

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