(Consider This) from an Economist's Perspective, When Is Government Too

question 5

Multiple Choice

(Consider This) From an economist's perspective, when is government too big?

• A) Government is always too big.
• B) when government activity exceeds 10 percent of gross domestic product
• C) when the marginal costs from additional government spending exceed marginal benefits
• D) when the marginal benefits from additional government spending exceed marginal costs

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