Multiple Choice
In the early 2000s, the George Bush administration passed a series of tax cuts and spending increases to fight a recession. This combination of policies most likely:
A) increased the U.S. trade deficit.
B) decreased the U.S. trade deficit.
C) had no effect on the trade deficit.
D) had an unpredictable effect on the trade deficit.
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