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Answer:
Economic growth is driven oftentimes by consumer spending and business investment.
Tax cuts and rebates are used to return money to consumers and boost spending.
Deregulation relaxes the rules imposed on businesses and have been credited with creating growth but can lead to excessive risk-taking.
Infrastructure spending is designed to create construction jobs and increase productivity by enabling businesses to operate more efficiently.
Answer:
D. Kuwait trades oil for technology with the United States
Explanation:
This is the best answer since oil is a very useful commodity other countries will trade other resources like technology for it.
C. is incorrect because this isn't using oil as a strategic commodity. this is just using force to get what they want.
A. is incorrect because it clearly doesn't mention trading oil.
B. is incorrect because it's not using oil strategically. Trading oil for other resources that we need is strategic.
So that leaves D which is correct.
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