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Economics: Fiscal Policy

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Fiscal policy is a system used for the economy that helps the fluctuation of financial goals by the alterations of government expenditures or taxes. There are two different fiscal policies used debating on the growth or decline of the economy. First is expansionary fiscal policy that is used to help boost the economy when it is in a decline like the recession our nation just witnessed along with prior years. Which in this case the government can decrease interest rates, and use tax incentives to help boost the financial system and private spending. Second is contractionary fiscal policy that is put into effect when the economy is at an incline and possible inflation is taking place. In which instead of decreasing interest rates they could raise …show more content…

With the disaster of the recession and the outcome made a drastic drop in the GDP that includes investment, government spending and net exports. Decision making from the government has been a crucial aspect on the recovery of the United States. Through this time expansionary policies were put into effect, interest rates were reduced; tax cuts and breaks were put into place. Individuals received earned income incentives along with an increase in child credit; and corporate taxes that were decreased are just a few examples. Comparing to prior years expansionary policies were higher through our recent recession then before. There is argument whether or not those fixes have made a breakthrough for the economics of the country. Today the economy is slowly making a comeback. As jobs are opening, and housing is getting back on track. The fiscal drag is expected to make a positive impact, federal fiscal movements of contractionary policy is anticipated to continue improving our economy over the next few years. Some downfalls that can appear with fiscal policies are crowding out, time lags, and national debt. First, crowding out when expansionary fiscal policy causes a decrease in planned investments or planned consumption in the private sector. This usually creates a rise in interest rates (Miller 2012). Second, lag phase when the economy is in a decline or increase economically there is information that is gathered before a policy can be implemented. Than we cannot forget the time, it takes once the policy is put into effect to know whether it has made a difference in the economics for the country. Thirdly, national debt when our economy is at a decrease government spending is at an increase. The United States is trillions of dollars in debt borrowing from

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