fiscal policy

Noun

Meaning

a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)

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The central message is still that, as Keynes argued, fiscal policy is the answer to liquidity traps, financial or political. The arguments against fiscal policy in Japan, so far as I understand them are intellectually fallacious; they would receive failing grades in an undergraduate macro exam. James Tobin

As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy. Chris Van Hollen

The administration's reckless plan doesn't do one thing to ensure the long term security of social security, rather it undermines our economy. We need a budget and a fiscal policy that reflects the values and interests of America and restores fiscal discipline. Debbie Stabenow

Fiscal policy is not just, or even not even principally, the purview of the president. Carly Fiorina

The great thing about fiscal policy is that it has a direct impact and doesn't require you to bind the hands of future policymakers. Paul Krugman

I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy. George Papandreou

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