Suppose that the federal governmenthad a budget deficit of $60 billion inyear 1 and $70 billion in year 2, butthat it experiences budget surpluses of$50 billion in year 3 and $10 billion inyear 4. Also assume that thegovernment uses any budgetsurpluses to pay down the public debt.At the end of these four years, theFederal government's public debtwould havedecreased by $60 billion.decreased by $57.5 billion.increased by $60 billion.increased by $190 billion.

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Suppose that the federal government had a budget deficit of $60 billion in year 1 and $70 billion in year 2, but that it experiences budget surpluses of $50 billion in year 3 and $10 billion in year 4. Also assume that the

Suppose that the federal government had a budget deficit of $60 billion in year 1 and $70 billion in year 2, but that it experiences budget surpluses of $50 billion in year 3 and $10 billion in year 4. Also assume that the

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