It Is Difficult to Balance the Budget Every Year Because

question 54

Multiple Choice

It is difficult to balance the budget every year because:

• A)it is unlikely that revenues will exactly equal planned expenditures in any given year.
• B)political battles often cause blatant deficit spending that could be avoided.
• C)while economic downturns are easy to predict,booms are not.
• D)it is hard to get agreement on how to spend discretionary funds.

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