Real Transfer Payments by the U

Real transfer payments by the U.S. government, in general,

A) displayed a strong positive correlation with the unemployment rate over the past three decades.
B) displayed no systematic correlation with the unemployment rate over the past three decades.
C) displayed a strong negative correlation with the unemployment rate over the past three decades.
D) expanded slower than real GDP over the past three decades.
E) declined over the past three decades despite a gradual deepening of the natural rate of unemployment.