During the last four decades, the composition of federal spending has
A) been virtually unchanged, but federal spending as a share of GDP has declined substantially.
B) been virtually unchanged, but federal spending as a share of GDP has increased sharply.
C) shifted away from national defense and toward spending on income transfers and health care.
D) shifted away from health care and income transfers and toward spending on national defense.

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Over the last four decades, federal spending has increasingly focused on income transfers and health care, while the proportion allocated to national defense has decreased.

During the Last Four Decades, the Composition of Federal Spending