Which of the following sentences correctly describes the budget of the Federal Government of the Unites States during the past six decades?   A. Since 1961, the Government always runs in budget deficits, meaning it spends more money than it receives every year – except for the brief period of 1998 to 2001.   B. Since 1961, the U.S. Government has been an example of how to run a country on a balanced budget, meaning it balances the level of spending with the level of tax revenue.   C. Since 1961, the Government always runs in budget surpluses, meaning it receives more money than it spends every year – except for the brief period of 1998 to 2001.   D. Since 1961, the Government budget doesn’t show a clear trend. About half of the time, the U.S. incurs budget deficits; to compensate for that, the Government runs budget surpluses half of the time too.

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Which of the following sentences correctly describes the budget of the Federal Government of the Unites States during the past six decades?

 

A. Since 1961, the Government always runs in budget deficits, meaning it spends more money than it receives every year – except for the brief period of 1998 to 2001.

 

B. Since 1961, the U.S. Government has been an example of how to run a country on a balanced budget, meaning it balances the level of spending with the level of tax revenue.

 

C. Since 1961, the Government always runs in budget surpluses, meaning it receives more money than it spends every year – except for the brief period of 1998 to 2001.

 

D. Since 1961, the Government budget doesn’t show a clear trend. About half of the time, the U.S. incurs budget deficits; to compensate for that, the Government runs budget surpluses half of the time too.

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