The United States spent 3 percent of GDP building and maintaining the public infrastructure between 1950 and 1970. Since 1980, that share has _____
A) decreased slightly to 2 percent.
B) decreased all the way to zero.
C) stayed constant at 3 percent.
D) increased slightly to 4 percent.
E) increased significantly to 8 percent.

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The question states that the share of GDP spent on public infrastructure has decreased since 1980, so we can eliminate choices B, C, D, and E. The only remaining option is A, which states that the share decreased slightly to 2 percent.

The United States Spent 3 Percent of GDP Building and Maintaining