A decrease in government spending would be  (blank) and would  (blank) the budget deficit.

Explain the difference between our federal government's deficit and debt.

How would a tax cut impact the National Budget and the National Debt? What are the pros and cons of running a deficit? Would you support such a tax cut and for whom should we impose the tax cut?

Congress recently passed and President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which will add $1.9 trillion to the federal deficit over the next ten years. Even before this new spending, federal debt held by the public was slated to reach 107% of GDP by 2031, the highest in history. What do high deficits mean going forward?

Explain expansionary and discretionary fiscal policy (300 words)

What are some of the arguments for and against a requirement that the federal government budget be balanced every year?

What are the potential issues with fiscal policy?

The government has many tools at its disposal to help create stability for an economy. Explain the best type of fiscal policy for our economy right now. Analyze how the economy is doing and provide support for the type of fiscal policy you selected.

Describe the problems with passing a balanced budget amendment.

If a government runs a budget deficit of $10billion dollars each year for ten years, then a surplus of $1 billion for five years, and then a balanced budget for another ten years, what is the government debt?