The crowding-out effect of expansionary fiscal policy suggests that:

A. consumer and investment spending always vary inversely.
B. it is very difficult to have excessive aggregate spending in the U.S. economy.
C. increases in government spending financed through borrowing will increase the interest rate and thereby reduce investment.
D. tax increases are paid primarily out of saving and therefore are not an effective fiscal device.


Answer: C

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