The Federal Budget Surpluses Experienced at the Turn of the Twenty-First

question 57

Multiple Choice

The federal budget surpluses experienced at the turn of the twenty-first century disappeared largely because of

• A) multiyear tax cuts in 2001 and 2003.
• B) federal spending on homeland security.
• C) the war and reconstruction of Iraq.
• D) the recession of 2001.
• E) all of the above, which contributed to the return of federal budget deficits.

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