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The chapter covers both the divided attitudes that voters have toward a “good” economy and the competing theories that economists offer on how to obtain a good economy. The various agencies that participate in formulating government economic policy are reviewed, along with the many stages of producing and implementing the annual federal budget. Finally, the controversial areas of government spending and tax reform are discussed. After reading and reviewing the material in this chapter, you should be able to do each of the following:  \n1. Show how voters have contradictory attitudes regarding their own and others’ economic benefits.  \n2. List and briefly explain the four competing economic theories discussed in the chapter.  \n3. Assess the nature and effect of Reaganomics.  \n4. List the four major federal government agencies involved in setting economic policy, and explain the role of each.  \n5. Analyze federal fiscal policy in terms of the text’s four categories of politics.  \n6. Trace the history of federal government budgeting practices up to the present day.  \n7. Comment on the prospects and the desirability oflowering federal spending and reforming the income tax.  \nSTUDY OUTLINE  \nI. Introduction  \nA. Deficit spending, a feature of the government since 1960  \nB. National debt is the total of all deficits  \nC. Explanations  \n1. Economic reason  \na) Debt is a concern only if payments cannot be met  \nb) Or the currency is no longer regarded as stable and valuable c) Interest on the debt is affordable—8 percent of all federal expendituresd) Future economic demands on the government may create a problem  \n2. Substantive reason  \na) We don’t know what the federal debt is used for  \nb) Borrowing continues regardless of what government gets  \n3. Political reason  \na) Politicians oppose debt because the public does  \nb) But they offer opposing remedies  \n(1) Conservatives want to cut spending  \n(2) Liberals want to raise taxes  \n(3) The tension between the positions often leads to no action  \nD. How reliable are projections about the future?  \n1. Not very  \na) Unforeseen disasters can have an impact  \nb) Decisions can have a short-term and long-term impact (cutting taxes)  \n2. Federal agencies and estimates  \na) Office of Management and Budget (OMB)  \nb) Congressional Budget Office (CBO)  \n3. Scorecard  \na) Predicted deficit would be much higher than it actually was from 1993 to 1997  \nb) Predictions concerning budget surpluses  \nII. The politics of American economic prosperity  \nA. Health of American economy creates majoritarian politics  \n1. Voters influenced by their immediate economic situation  \n2. Voters worry about the nation as a whole as well as their own situations  \n3. Voting behavior and economic conditions correlated at the national level but not at the individual level  \na) People understand what government can and cannot be held accountable for b) People see economic conditions as affecting them indirectly, even when they are  \ndoing well  \nB. What politicians try to do  \n1. Elected officials tempted to take short-term view of the economy  \n2. Government uses money to influence elections, but government will not always do whatever is necessary  \na) Government does not know how to produce desirable outcomes b) Attempting to cure one economic problem often exacerbates another  \n3. Ideology plays a large role in determining policy  \na) Democrats tend to want to reduce unemployment  \nb) Republicans tend to want to reduce inflation  \nIII. The politics of taxing and spending  \nA. Inconsistency in what people want out of majoritarian politics  \n1. No tax increases  \n2. No government deficit  \n3. Continued (or higher) government spending  \nB. Difficult to make meaningful tax cuts  \n1. Politicians get reelected by spendi","cbCaieK8nvUgDMjd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieK8nvUgDMjd","pdf",128061,"English","# Reviewing the Chapter\n## Chapter Focus\n## Study Outline\n# Introduction\n## Deficit spending since 1960\n## National debt as total of deficits\n## Explanations for deficit spending\n# The politics of American economic prosperity\n## Majoritarian politics and economic conditions\n## What politicians try to do\n# The politics of taxing and spending\n## Inconsistency in voter preferences\n## Difficulties in meaningful tax cuts\n# Economic theories and political needs\n## Monetarism\n## Keynesianism\n## Planning\n## Supply-side tax cuts\n## Ideology and Reaganomics\n# The machinery of economic policy making\n## Fragmented policymaking and key agencies","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of Chapter 18 on economic policy?\",\"answer\":\"The chapter introduces economic policy, contrasting voter attitudes and competing economic theories. 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