Events Such as Wars Not Financed by Increases in Taxes

question 85

Multiple Choice

Events such as wars not financed by increases in taxes, such as the U.S. Afghanistan and Iraq wars:

• A) usually involve international borrowing and an increase in external debt.
• B) can be paid for by transfers and gifts from sympathetic allies.
• C) can be financed by increasing discount operations, thereby avoiding tax increases.
• D) add to the instability of the international economy and create large spikes in GDP growth.

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