The share of GDP going to federal taxes
A. has been about 16 to 20 percent for the past 40 years.
B. has been about 35 percent for the past 40 years.
C. was about 40 percent until the early 1980s and has dropped greatly since then.
D. has risen steadily in the past 40 years to about 35 percent.
Answer: A
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