Assume the government is running a budget deficit. should the government raise taxes to balance the budget? should the government decrease spending to balance the budget? what are the pros and cons of each action?

I personally think that both would be a good idea. It also depends on how bad the budget deficit is. if the government would raise taxes by like 1% it wouldn't be to bad. they could also not give as many funds to things that arn't important like maybe a science investigation that isn't very useful. but if they would decrease spendings on, for exaple medicare that would effect people in a not so good way. but if they raised taxes too much it could also effect people badly. hope this helped

The correct answer is - demands for more housing.

As more and more people where moving in in Washington state, as well as the increased birthrates after the World War II, led to significant growth of the population in this state. The increased population led to demands for more housing. The process of urbanization was taking more and more place, which led to increased size of the towns and cities in Washington. The increased population though, despite the slight problem with the housing, actually benefited the state a lot, as Washington was able to offer a lot jobs in numerous sectors, thus the economy was also growing with the growing population.