Author Question: Official figures indicate that the percentage of persons below the poverty level in the U.S. is more ... (Read 127 times)

Shelles · **on:** Jun 30, 2018

Official figures indicate that the percentage of persons below the poverty level in the U.S. is more today than it was in 1959.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The federal budget surplus recorded in 1998 resulted from a(n):
a. decrease in taxes and rapid growth in federal outlays.
b. increase in taxes and sluggish growth in federal outlays.
c. decrease in taxes and a decrease in federal outlays.
d. increase in federal outlays and taxes.
e. increase in export earnings and decrease in import bills.