Two drawbacks in using fiscal policy as a stabilization tool are that fiscal policy can affect ________ as well as aggregate demand and that fiscal policy is ________.

A. consumption; offset by automatic stabilizers
B. potential output; not flexible enough
C. potential output; offset by automatic stabilizers
D. consumption; too flexible

Answer: B

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