According to Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Government Spending

According to Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., government spending

A) may grow more slowly during conservative periods, but will never contract.
B) follows a natural cycle of increases during liberal periods and decreases during conservative periods.
C) grows at the same rate under both liberal and conservative leadership; only the distribution (defense v. civilian) of the spending changes.
D) reflects attempts by political leaders to reject the dominant political ideology of their youth.