Deficit spending, as opposed to budget surpluses, was again an economic reality for the United States by early in the twenty-first century. A contributing factor was
A) a series of disastrous economic choices made by Bill Clinton in the last months of his presidency.
B) the dot-com bust followed by the 2001-2002 recession.
C) a series of tax increases passed by Congress in 2001 and 2003 at the urging of George W. Bush.
D) withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol.
E) restored relations with Iraq after years of acrimony.
B
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