What do author James Fallows, Congressman Charlie Rangel, and comedian John Stewart agree will end the U.S. tendency in recent decades of being mired in endless wars?
a. Decreasing the defense budget
b. Investing in weapons technology
c. Improving security measures
d. Reinstating a mandatory military draft
e. Limiting the power of the president to engage in war
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT correct about the informal market of Brazil?
a. It is estimated to be as large as 20 percent of the country's GDP.
b. It is estimated to employ as many as 60 million people, all of whom work without benefits or contracts.
c. It is estimated to cost the country as much as 70 billion annually in lost tax revenues.
d. It has grown since the 1960s.
e. The Brazilian government has made few attempts to decrease the size of its informal economy because of political expediency.
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