Question

To combat wartime inflation, the US government did all of the following EXCEPT ...

a. Raise and extend the income tax
b. Impose wage and price controls
c. Encourage the purchase of war bonds
d. Increase production of consumer goods

Answer 1

the govt. did not, A. Raise and extend the income tax.
This would a horrible and useless idea, not to mention rationing was started, so money would be useless in purchasing items.