Over the Past Three Decades, the Amount of Means-Tested Transfer

question 126

Multiple Choice

Over the past three decades, the amount of means-tested transfer payments in the United States has been:

• A) about the same as non-means-tested transfer payments.
• B) much greater than non-means-tested transfer payments.
• C) much less than non-means-tested transfer payments.
• D) well over half of GDP.

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