You have been hired as an economic advisor for a politician…
You have been hired as an economic advisor for a politician running for national office. The politician, at a recent campaign event, said that corporations are paying too much in taxes and are funding most of the federal government’s operations. When you speak to the politician after the event, what would you say?
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Given an excessively high aggregate demand of $28 trillion dollars, and the government decides to bring this under control by cutting spending by $150 billion and increasing taxes as well by another $130 billion making a total fiscal restraint of $280 billion. If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.9, what will the cumulative impact of the government’s fiscal policy move on the economy?
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