What is the difference between the federal budget deficit and federal government debt?
a. the federal budget deficit is the year-to-year surplus in tax revenues relative to government spending (t > g + tr), financed through government bonds. the federal government debt is the accumulation of all past deficits.
b. the federal budget debt is the year-to-year short fall in tax revenues relative to government spending (t < g + tr), financed through government bonds. the federal government deficit is the accumulation of all past debts.
c. the federal budget deficit is the year-to-year short fall in tax revenues relative to government spending (t < g + tr), financed through government bonds. the federal government debt is the accumulation of all past deficits.
d. the federal budget deficit is the year-to-year short fall in tax revenues relative to government spending (t < g + tr), financed through corporate bonds. the federal government debt is the accumulation of all past deficits.