The prospect of future deficits:
A. encourages government to conduct expansionary fiscal policy.
B. would prompt government to vastly expand discretionary spending.
C. requires a government to eliminate all entitlement spending.
D. limits the ability of government to conduct fiscal policy in the near future.
Answer: D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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