Recessions Have Contributed to the Public Debt by

question 126

Multiple Choice

Recessions have contributed to the public debt by

• A) reducing national income and therefore tax revenues.
• B) increasing real interest rates.
• C) increasing the international value of the dollar.
• D) increasing national saving.

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