A consumer is someone who purchased goods or services. So if people stop buying that certain good or service. Then the economy can go down because there won't be as much money coming in as there was. And then if people buy more of a certain good or service then the economy will go up because they'll be receiving more money.
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Its C Because he only wanted the oil and not he dint have debt i think
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Destroyed considerable wealth, caused people to have doubts about the economies health, causes consumers and businesses to cut back on their spending
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