The Popularity of the Annually Balanced Budget Policy Has Increased

question 29

Multiple Choice

The popularity of the annually balanced budget policy has increased in recent decades because of a

• A) realization that the deficit has been growing at a faster rate than GDP.
• B) sharp decline in U.S. overseas borrowing.
• C) growing business support of higher taxes to firms.
• D) gradual decline in inflation rates.
• E) growing surplus in the structural deficit.

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