Government spending programs that create jobs are often popular because

a. the created jobs are highly visible, while the secondary effects of lost jobs in other areas, higher interest rates, and higher future taxes are less visible.
b. if a spending program is approved by Congress, it means that the value of what is produced is greater than the value of the resources used to produce it.
c. the benefits of job creation are always greater than the costs. Jobs are the key to economic progress.
d. when spending programs are funded by the government there are no secondary effects.


A

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