Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 36 - Part XIII - Six Debates over Macroeconomic Policy - Problems and Applications - Page 816: 2

Answer

Policyholders have the difficulty of deciding how much to change the money supply, government spending, and taxes since each of these actions can have a different effect on the economy.

Work Step by Step

Government spending can boost aggregate demand, but the increased government spending would also boost the amount of taxes the government would need to raise to cover the additional spending. Depending on whether the tax cut is temporary or permanent, this can decide whether consumers are more apt to save or spend the tax cut.
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