Fiscal Policy May Lag Behind the Need to Adjust to Changing

question 142

Multiple Choice

Fiscal policy may lag behind the need to adjust to changing economic conditions because

• A) Congress must approve every change in interest rates.
• B) changes in spending and taxing are often slow and cumbersome.
• C) Congress has no control over how much the government spends.
• D) foreign governments largely control American economic policy.
• E) supply and demand are unpredictable.

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