Balanced Budget Amendment and Business Cycles
If a government adopts a balanced budget amendment that requires annual tax revenues to equal government purchases plus transfer payments, which of the following is the most likely economic consequence?
A
Consistent long-term economic growth rates
B
Countercyclical fiscal policy that stabilizes the economy
C
Procyclical fiscal policy that amplifies business cycles
D
Elimination of structural unemployment
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