Modern Principles: Macroeconomics
Modern Principles: Macroeconomics
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781319098773
Author: Tyler Cowen, Alex Tabarrok
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 21, Problem 1FT
To determine

Items in federal budget and spending.

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From the list, foreign aid is the smallest fraction of the U.S. federal budget. On the other hand, social security and defense are the two largest categories of federal spending.

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Concept Introduction:

Foreign aid: Foreign aid refers to the money that one country voluntarily transfers to another in the form of a gift, grant or loan.

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