Critics of Spending on Infrastructure as a Means to Stimulate

question 53

Multiple Choice

Critics of spending on infrastructure as a means to stimulate the economy,such as Alan Viard of the American Enterprise Institute,note that,dollar for dollar,tax cuts and direct government payments ________ infrastructure spending,________.

• A) may not stimulate the economy as much as; but they take effect more quickly
• B) stimulate the economy more than; and they take effect more quickly
• C) stimulate the economy more than; even though they take longer to take effect
• D) stimulate the economy more than; and they take effect in an equal amount of time

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