Interest Payments in the United States Increased During the 1980s

question 184

Multiple Choice

Interest payments in the United States increased during the 1980s because of _____

• A) higher interest rates.
• B) a low tax rate.
• C) growing budget surpluses.
• D) a fall in government expenditure.
• E) an increase in national savings.

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