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Chapter 13: Q4. (page 284)
Refer to the following table for Waxwania:
What is the marginal tax rate in Waxwania? The average tax rate? Which of the following describes the tax system: proportional, progressive, or regressive?
The marginal tax rate is 20%, and the average tax rate is also 20%. The tax system is proportional.
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Explain how built-in (automatic) stabilizers work. What are the differences between proportional, progressive, and regressive tax systems as they relate to an economy鈥檚 built-in stability?
Last year, while a hypothetical economy was in a recession, government spending was \(595 billion, and government revenue was \)505 billion. Economists estimate that if the economy had been at its full employment level of GDP last year, government spending would have been \(555 billion and government revenue would have been \)550 billion. Which of the following statements about this government鈥檚 fiscal situation are true?
The government has a non鈥揷yclically adjusted budget deficit of \(595 billion.
The government has a non鈥揷yclically adjusted budget deficit of \)90 billion.
The government has a non鈥揷yclically adjusted budget surplus of \(90 billion.
The government has a cyclically adjusted budget deficit of \)555 billion.
The government has a cyclically adjusted budget deficit of \(5 billion.
The government has a cyclically adjusted budget surplus of \)5 billion.
What are the government鈥檚 fiscal policy options for ending severe demand-pull inflation?
Define the cyclically adjusted budget, explain its significance, and state why it may differ from the actual budget. Suppose the full-employment, noninflationary level of real output is GDP3 (not GDP2) in the economy depicted in Figure 13.3. If the economy is operating at GDP2 instead of GDP3, what is the status of its cyclically adjusted budget? The status of its current fiscal policy? What change in fiscal policy would you recommend? How would you accomplish that in terms of the G and T lines in the figure?
Some politicians have suggested that the United States enact a constitutional amendment requiring that the federal government balance its budget annually. Explain why such an amendment, if strictly enforced, would force the government to enact a contractionary fiscal policy whenever the economy experiences a severe recession.
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