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brutforce

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What is causing the scope of government to increase?
 
  a. poor economic management by the Federal Reserve board
 b. the growth in social welfare spending for programs like Social Security and Medicare
  c. frequent and lingering episodes of inflation
  d. increasingly regressive taxes and rising energy costs

Question 2

How does American social welfare policy compare to those of European democracies?
 
  a. Americans have a much lower tax rate than do Europeans, and social welfare benefits are much less generous in the United States.
  b. American tax rates are much higher than those of European nations, but the social welfare benefits are higher as well.
 c. Social welfare programs are about the same in the United States as in European countries.
  d. The United States is truly a welfare state by European standards.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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