Politicians and citizens may often choose policies that reduce economic efficiency because they are perceived as “fairer.”

Does the term "mandatory spending" mean that spending must go on forever?

A) Yes, Congress has no right to change these spending programs. B) Yes, the laws which authorized this spending cannot be changed. C) No, once appropriated, spending is for the life of the program only or until it changes. D) Yes, once appropriated, spending is indefinite.

President Reagan believed that the tax cuts of 1981 would stimulate the economy because the

a. marginal tax rates were too high, causing production costs to be too high, curbing production b. marginal tax rates were too high, causing production to be curbed by lack of demand c. marginal tax rates were too high, creating a disincentive effect on production d. marginal tax rates were too low, causing government revenues to fall, creating deficit spending and crowding out e. marginal tax rates were too low, causing government revenues to rise, creating surpluses that curbed overall production