After the extraordinary economic success of the 1990s, the United States faced all of the following challenges EXCEPT
a. losses in the new technology market, greatly reducing personal savings and pension plans for many.
b. a rising trade deficit in which imports to the United States were much higher than its exports.
c. the widening gap between rich and poor in America.
d. Americans increased their savings and reduced personal debt relative to investments.
d
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