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Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy

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Introduction to Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy

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Government Spending

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Total U.S. Government Spending

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State and Local Government Spending

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Key Concepts and Summary

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Federal Taxes

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State and Local Taxes

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Key Concepts and Summary

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Federal Deficits and the National Debt

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Debt/GDP Ratio

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The Path From Deficits to Surpluses to Deficits

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Key Concepts and Summary

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Using Fiscal Policy to Fight Recession, Unemployment, and Inflation

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Expansionary Fiscal Policy

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Contractionary Fiscal Policy

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Key Concepts and Summary

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Automatic Stabilizers

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Counterbalancing Recession and Boom

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The Standardized Employment Deficit Or Surplus

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Key Concepts and Summary

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Practical Problems With Discretionary Fiscal Policy

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Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates

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Long and Variable Time Lags

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Temporary and Permanent Fiscal Policy

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Structural Economic Change Takes Time

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The Limitations of Fiscal Policy

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Political Realties and Discretionary Fiscal Policy

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Discretionary Fiscal Policy: Summing Up

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Key Concepts and Summary

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The Question of a Balanced Budget

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