Economics: Private and Public Choice
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ISBN: 9781337642224
Author: James D. Gwartney; Richard L. Stroup; Russell S. Sobel
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 15, Problem 13CQ
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Explain the effect of the current level of federal debt and the influence of the interest rate.
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