A budget deficit a. occurs when monetary policy works in the opposite direction of fiscal policy. b. occurs when transfer payments exceed tax revenues. c. will always result when Congress and the president cannot agree on expenditures. d. occurs when government expenditures exceed tax revenues. e. occurs when tax revenues exceed government expenditures.
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