When Tax Code Changes Reduce Saving Incentives, the Interest Rate

question 143

Short Answer

When tax code changes reduce saving incentives, the interest rate will _____ and investment will _____.

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Definitions:

Backcountry

In colonial America, the area stretching from central Pennsylvania southward through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and into upland North and South Carolina.

Market Economy

An economic system where decisions regarding investment, production, and distribution are based on supply and demand, and prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system.

Plantation Mistresses

Women who lived on and managed plantations in the southern United States during the antebellum period, often overseeing domestic aspects of plantation life.

Domestic Servants

Workers employed within the household, performing various chores and tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and childcare.