Transfer Payments Are Not Part of Government Expenditure on Goods

Transfer payments are not part of government expenditure on goods and services because transfer payments

A) are not predictable given the nature of their appropriation and allocation.
B) do not represent the purchase of a final good or service.
C) are not always spent on goods produced in the U.S.
D) The premise of the question is incorrect because transfer payments are part of government purchases of goods and services.