The Largest Portion of the Increase in the Budget Deficits

question 286

Multiple Choice

The largest portion of the increase in the budget deficits in 2009 and 2010 can be attributed to

• A)the surpluses from the Social Security trust fund will begin to diminish.
• B)the surpluses from the Medicare trust fund will being to diminish.
• C)the baby boomers will begin to retire and begin to collect Social Security and Medicare.
• D)the tax rebate and TARP passed in 2008,the stimulus package passed in 2009 and the lingering unemployment as a result of the Great Recession.

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