All of the following actions increase government purchases of goods and services except the:
A) federal government's sending a Social Security check to Betty Jones.
B) federal governments sending a paycheck to the president of the United States.
C) federal government's buying a Patriot missile.
D) city of Boston's buying a library book.

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Sending a Social Security check to Betty Jones is a transfer payment, not a purchase of goods or services. The other options involve the government directly buying goods or services.

All of the Following Actions Increase Government Purchases of Goods