Statement I: Our National Debt Is Larger Than Our GDP

question 339

Multiple Choice

Statement I: Our national debt is larger than our GDP.
Statement II: The national debt is much greater than the size of any of the annual federal budget deficits run during the 1990s.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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