Because the United States has had substantial deficits in goods and services, it has also necessarily had surpluses in

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The question is asking for the opposite of a deficit in goods and services, which would be a surplus. Option B, the sales of assets, would create a surplus for the United States to counteract the deficits in goods and services. The federal budget is unrelated to the balance of trade or deficits in goods and services. The sales of military goods could potentially bring in revenue, but it is not enough to counteract deficits in goods and services. Gold supplies are also unrelated to the balance of trade.

Because the United States Has Had Substantial Deficits in Goods