{"id":6219,"date":"2009-11-21T05:16:22","date_gmt":"2009-11-20T19:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=6219"},"modified":"2009-11-21T05:16:22","modified_gmt":"2009-11-20T19:16:22","slug":"saturday-quiz-november-21-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=6219","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Quiz &#8211; November 21, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tWelcome to the <strong>billy blog Saturday quiz<\/strong>. The quiz tests whether you have been paying attention over the last seven days.<\/p>\n<p>See how you go with the following five questions. Your results are only known to you and no records are retained.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<h4>Quiz #35<\/h4><ul>\n<li>1. If a national government builds a road and then tears it up again only to rebuild it again later, there is no net gain in employment and national income the second time round.<\/li><ul><li>False<\/li><li>True<\/li><\/ul>\n<li>2. Modern monetary theory tells us that the larger is the fiscal deficit the less real resources that will be available for other productive uses.<\/li><ul><li>False<\/li><li>True<\/li><\/ul>\n<li>3. Like anything in abundance, it is true that when there is more \"money\" in the economy its value declines.<\/li><ul><li>False<\/li><li>True<\/li><\/ul>\n<li>4. There is the same risk of a generalised inflation arising from a net exports boom as there is from expanding net public spending.<\/li><ul><li>False<\/li><li>True<\/li><\/ul>\n<li>5. The only way that you can have unbalanced external accounts across nations (some countries with surpluses and other deficits) is because the surplus countries desire to hold financial assets denominated in the currency of the deficit countries.<\/li><ul><li>False<\/li><li>True<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sorry, quiz 35 is now closed.<\/h3>\n\t<p> scroll down to  find the answers and explanation below.\n\t<br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/><br\/>\n\t<h4>Quiz #35 answers <\/h4><ul>\n<li>1. If a national government builds a road and then tears it up again only to rebuild it again later, there is no net gain in employment and national income the second time round.<\/li><p>Answer: False<\/p><p>Explanation: Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=6205\">Lets just focus on inflation<\/a> for further information or post a question on the comments page for clarification.<\/p>\n<li>2. Modern monetary theory tells us that the larger is the fiscal deficit the less real resources that will be available for other productive uses.<\/li><p>Answer: True<\/p><p>Explanation: Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=6205\">Lets just focus on inflation<\/a> for further information or post a question on the comments page for clarification.<\/p>\n<li>3. Like anything in abundance, it is true that when there is more \"money\" in the economy its value declines.<\/li><p>Answer: False<\/p><p>Explanation: Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=6205\">Lets just focus on inflation<\/a> for further information or post a question on the comments page for clarification.<\/p>\n<li>4. There is the same risk of a generalised inflation arising from a net exports boom as there is from expanding net public spending.<\/li><p>Answer: True<\/p><p>Explanation: Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=6169\">I have found an inflation threat<\/a> for further information or post a question on the comments page for clarification.<\/p>\n<li>5. The only way that you can have unbalanced external accounts across nations (some countries with surpluses and other deficits) is because the surplus countries desire to hold financial assets denominated in the currency of the deficit countries.<\/li><p>Answer: True<\/p><p>Explanation: Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/billmitchell.org\/blog\/?p=6169\">I have found an inflation threat<\/a> for further information or post a question on the comments page for clarification.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the billy blog Saturday quiz. 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