If our deficit falls steadily over the next five years our national debt will

A) increase at an increasing rate.
B) increase at a decreasing rate.
C) decrease at an increasing rate.
D) decrease at a decreasing rate.

Deficit

A financial situation where expenses exceed income or imports exceed exports.

National Debt

The total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed, by various means, to fund its expenditures beyond what it collects in taxes.

Decreasing Rate

A situation where the rate or speed of a process or value is diminishing over time.