If the U.S. government can run chronic budget deficits, why can't state governments do the same?

A) Conservatives have more power in state legislatures than in the U.S. Congress.
B) Voters do not believe in budget deficits and they control state governments.
C) Most states have no income tax.
D) State constitutions require balanced budgets.
E) States must rely on taxation for the funds to repay creditors.


E

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