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Fiscal Policy© 2009, TESCCC
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Fiscal Policy definedThe government’s
(Congress and the President)use of taxing and spending to promote economic growth and
stability
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History of Fiscal PolicyLaissez-faire (classical economics)
The Great Depression 1929-1930s
WWII1939-1945
•No need for government interference•Market regulates itself•Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus are classical economists
•Challenged classical economics•FDR increased government spending on programs to increase employment on public works to help stop the depression
•To prepare for war, U.S. increased production of war goods.•Government spending increased dramatically which helped the country out of the depression.
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History of Fiscal Policy1960s 1980s•JFK proposed tax cuts to personal and business income taxes to increase aggregate demand.•Government spending increased due to Vietnam War.
•Reagan passed a bill to reduce taxes by 25% over 3 years to fight stagflation (high unemployment + high inflation).•Demand-side policies would not work, thus supply-side policies were introduced – known as Reaganomics.
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Two branches of Fiscal Policy:
1. Demand side2. Supply side
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Demand-Side Economics Inspired by John Maynard Keynes during the Great Depression and is also called Keynesian Fiscal Policy
Looks at changing aggregate demand which is either increasing or decreasing
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Tools of Fiscal Policy
1. Taxing Policy of Government2. Spending Policy of
Government
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Demand Side Fiscal PolicyKeynes said that sometimes the market
could not correct itself and the government needs to take a more active role in the economy.
This increased role of government in the economy was something different from the Classical view. It was considered very radical for the time.
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Limitations of Demand-Side Fiscal Policy
1. Not coordinated with monetary policy 2. Surplus budget unpopular and politicians lack
the political will to carry it out3. Time lags - Inside lags and outside lags4. People are unpredictable - Economics is a social
science so we are dealing with human behavior.5. Doesn’t solve stagflation
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Multiplier Effect• The multiplier effect in fiscal policy
states that for every one dollar change in taxing or government spending, it will create a greater change in the national income, either increasing or decreasing.
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Fiscal Policy- Supply Side
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Supply-Side Fiscal Policy• Economic policies designed to
stimulate output (GDP) and lower unemployment. To achieve this you increase aggregate supply (AS).
• Contemporary Supply - side was implemented in the 1980’s to deal with stagflation and is sometimes called “Reaganomics.”
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Principles of Supply Side1. Tax cuts - encourage consumers
to save so businesses have money to borrow for capital investment.
2. Government spending cuts especially on transfer payments where nothing is produced
3. Deregulate business
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Supply-Side Economics
• Stresses the influence of taxation on the economy. Supply-siders believe that taxes have a strong, negative influence on output
• Arthur Laffer came up with a theory concerning tax rates and tax revenues. It was called the Laffer Curve. Laffer said if you lower the tax rate we will see an increase in tax revenue.
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Laffer Curve
Tax R a t es
100%
0%Tax Revenues
Govt will collect no revenue at 2 tax rates, 0% and 100%.With 100% tax rate, workers lose all incentive to work (no disposable personal income) and at 0% tax rate the government will collect 0 revenue
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Tax R a t es
100%
0%Tax Revenues
C
Point C is the optimum tax rate. Higher tax rates decrease worker incentives.
Below C we decrease the revenue.PROBLEM: We don’t know where we are on the curve.
Laffer Curve
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Limitations1. Lack of experience- hasn’t been
around long enough.2. Don’t know where we are on Laffer
Curve.3. Makes Federal Income Tax less
progressive and reduces the automatic stabilization and reduces many “safety net” programs.
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DECIDING FISCAL POLICYTaxing & Spending
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When the U.S. Government decides Fiscal
Policy:• They are deciding which goal to
address at a given time – economic growth, stability or full employment.
• They must decide to tax or spend to address the problems in the economy.
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Taxation
• Power to Tax – Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution
• 16th Amendment• Limitations:
– Purpose is for “the common defense and general welfare”
– Federal taxes must be the same in every state
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Purposes of Taxation• Raise revenue• Regulate the economy (fiscal policy)• Redistribution of income (transfer
payments)• Provide positive economic incentives• Provide negative economic incentives
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Types of Taxes or Tax Structures
• Progressive - takes larger percent of income from higher income groups- as income goes up tax rate increases
• example- Federal Income Tax
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Types - Regressive• Regressive- takes larger percent
of income from the lower income group
• Example- sales tax, property tax, Social Security tax
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Types - Proportional• Proportional - takes the same
per cent of income from all income levels
• Examples - some state income taxes & proposed flat tax
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Who Bears the Burden of a Tax?
To fully evaluate the fairness of a tax, it is important to think about who bears the final burden of the tax or the incidence of a tax.
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Principles of Taxation 1. Benefits received- people
whodirectly benefit or use the
goodor service should pay
• Example- Excise tax on gasoline used to build roads
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2. Ability- to- pay- people who
have more wealth or income
should pay more.• Example- Federal Income Tax
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Top Federal Taxes• Individual Income Tax• Social Security• Corporate Income Tax
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Federal Taxes
0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%
Ind. Income Tax
Corp. IncomeTaxSocial Security
Excise Taxes
Estate & gift
Customs
Other
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FICA• FICA=Social Security +
Medicare• FICA Taxable Wage Base or a
cap—a maximum income level that can be taxed. All income above that level is not taxed for FICA, tax free.
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State Taxes• States receive most of their
revenue from a Sales Tax.
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Local Taxes• Property Tax
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