If the Fed fears a recession, it

A) decreases aggregate supply.
B) buys government securities.
C) sells government securities.
D) decreases the quantity of money.
E) decreases aggregate demand.

B

Economics

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A) a reduction in government spending. B) an increase in autonomous spending by consumers. C) a reduction in investment spending by the private sector. D) an increase in Social Security spending by the elderly.

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Some politicians have recently suggested changing the income tax system in the U.S. to a flat tax system where all taxpayers would pay the same percentage of their income in tax to the federal government

Explain how such a change can be analyzed in terms of efficiency. Do you believe that this tax will have equity effects as well?

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