In a Time of Inflation When the Government Budget Is

question 55

Multiple Choice

In a time of inflation when the government budget is balanced in the conventional sense, the real (i.e., deflated) value of the government debt is:

• A) growing at the rate of inflation.
• B) growing, but at a rate less than the rate of inflation.
• C) constant.
• D) decreasing at the rate of inflation.

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