An Outcome Associated with a Large National Debt Is That

question 16

Multiple Choice

An outcome associated with a large national debt is that the interest payments on the debt

• A) increase the size of the country's capital stock.
• B) require that the government sell off some of the country's assets such as public lands.
• C) lead to a redistribution of income from the poor to the rich.
• D) reduce the amount of tax revenues collected by the government.
• E) reduce the Fed's ability to carry out monetary policy.

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