Question

What us the event in the headline most likely a response to

Answer 1

Answer: For raising taxes, it would be growing instead of slowing

Explanation: APEX

Answer 2

D. The economy is slowing down

the rest are all more at the positive side, which will not alarm most people. However, if there is a recession, more people would be alarmed and would try to get the government to fix the problems

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