Cutting government expenditures in order to balance the budget is known as ________
a. austerity
b. bailout
c. devalue
d. default
e. tariff
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
With regard to the state budget, a major difference between Republicans and Democrats is that
a. Democrats tend to favor closing loopholes that benefit the wealthy to protect low-income residents. b. Republicans want to double taxes. c. Democrats want all the money to go only to schools. d. Republicans want to fund more colleges.
Global optimists put great faith in technology, such as ________, which is the process of transmitting energy with limited loss or no loss of energy.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).