A: Over the last dozen-odd years, government expenditures as a percentage of GNP have not only not increased, but have actually declined. The main reason for the red ink has been declining tax revenues.
答：過去十幾年來，政府支出佔 GNP 的比例並沒有增加，反倒是往下減少的，所以赤字的主因是稅收減少。