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Chapter 30: Q.13 (page 741)
What is the main advantage of automatic stabilizers over discretionary fiscal policy?
Automatic stabilizers do not have the same time lags as discretionary fiscal policy.
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What are some of the arguments for and against a requirement that the federal government budget be balanced every year?
A government starts off with a total debt of \(3.5 billion. In year one, the government runs a deficit of \)400 million. In year two, the government runs a deficit of \(1 billion. In year three, the government runs a surplus of \)200 million. What is the total debt of the government at the end of year three?
In a recession, does the actual budget surplus or deficit fall above or below the standardized employment
budget?
Debt has a certain self-reinforcing quality to it. There is one category of government spending that automatically increases along with the federal debt. What is it?
True or False:
a. Federal spending has grown substantially in recent decades.
b. By world standards, the U.S. government controls a relatively large share of the U.S. economy.
c. A majority of the federal government's revenue Is collected through personal income taxes.
d. Education spending is slightly larger at the federal level than at the state and local level.
e. State and local government spending has not risen much in recent decades.
f. Defense spending is higher now than ever.
g. The share of the economy going to federal taxes has increased substantially over time.
h. Foreign aid is a large portion, although less than half, of federal spending.
i. Federal deficits have been very large for the last two decades.
j. The accumulated federal debt as a share of GDP is near an all-time high.
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