Multiple Choice
A federal surplus of $100 billion means that
A) the government has a total debt of $100 billion.
B) government spending is $100 billion a year.
C) the government is spending $100 billion a year less than it is collecting in taxes.
D) the government plans on collecting $100 billion in taxes this year.
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