If Long-Term Investments Are Increasing

question 179

Multiple Choice

If long-term investments are increasing,

• A)current consumption must be increasing.
• B)interest rates must be relatively low.
• C)interest rates must be relatively high.
• D)the people must be experiencing a "defective telescopic faculty."

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

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