For what reason might the United States government raise taxes instead of borrowing money to pay for a new government service?

to avoid increasing the flow of money in the economy

to avoid having to change the federal interest rate

to demonstrate that people support the concept of taxation more than borrowing

to avoid paying interest on savings bonds

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For what reason might the United States government raise taxes instead of borrowing money to pay for a new government service?

 to avoid increasing the flow of money in the economy

 to avoid having to change the federal interest rate

 to demonstrate that people support the concept of taxation more than borrowing

 to avoid paying interest on savings bonds

anonymous · Answer

@Falco276 can you help me with this?

kenljw · Answer

the first two are controlled by the Federal Reserve, which is not controlled by the Federal Government, it's banking.  The first federal tax was on whiskey which brought the whiskey rebellion in the 1790's, Federal Income Tax didn't come about until 1913 with a amendment.  Therefore I would suggest the last answer is correct

kenljw · Answer

When doing multiple choice question you can at least eliminate one from the answers, 33% of being right, most of the time you can eliminate two, 50% of being right, if you can eliminate three, 100% right.  The is for four choices, with five the percentages change but principle the same