If We Compare the U

If we compare the U.S.federal government outlays as a percentage of GDP from 1960-69 to and from 2000-09, we see that on average

A) national defense spending was higher in 2000-09
B) mandatory spending was lower in 2000-09
C) non-defense discretionary spending was roughly the same in both periods
D) net interest payments on the debt was more than twice as high in 2000-09
E) total outlays increased from 14% in the earlier period to more than 30% in the later period