The largest single portion of state and local budgets is devoted to
A. state and local defense.
B. health and public welfare programs.
C. state and local unemployment compensation.
D. education.
E. interest payments on state and local debt.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
The figure above provides information about Light-U-Up Utilities, which is a natural monopoly that provides electricity. What is the area of deadweight loss when Light-U-Up is regulated and follows an average cost pricing rule?
A) acg B) degf C) deg D) There is no deadweight loss.
Per capita GDP measures both market and nonmarket production
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following circumstances would not cause GDP to either understate or overstate economic well-being today in comparison to that which existed 75 years ago?
A. A shorter workweek today B. Greater military spending today C. A trend toward merger and consolidation of business firms D. More air and water pollution
Refer to the figure below. In response to gradually falling inflation, this economy will eventually move from its short-run equilibrium to its long-run equilibrium. Graphically, this would be seen as 
A. long-run aggregate supply shifting leftward B. Short-run aggregate supply shifting upward C. Short-run aggregate supply shifting downward D. Aggregate demand shifting leftward