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- a society must decide whether to produce more military goods or more consumer goods. this choice is referred to as guns or butter. which of the following is not an example of guns or butter?○ germanys federal government gives additional funding to health care while reducing its military spending○ denmark stays out of military conflicts in order to provide for its people rather than its army○ the u.s. federal government cuts education funding in order to reallocate the funds to the military○ australia distributes government funds to its military and social programs equally
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The "guns or butter" dilemma refers to a trade-off between spending on military (guns) and civilian/consumer/social goods (butter). Cutting funding for a social program (education, a "butter" type good) to shift it to the military (a "gun" type good) directly represents this trade-off. The other options either increase one area without reducing the other, avoid military spending entirely, or split funds equally without a trade-off.
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The U.S. federal government cuts education funding in order to reallocate the funds to the military