Public finance

This economic stimulus is caused by the government currently in office, in order to increase the popularity and public support of the party. These policy changes can include: taxation cuts, lowered unemployment, lowered interest rates and increased government spending on certain areas. These policy changes can be effective short term, but if used to excess, they can…

Despite being the largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia still incurs hindrances in bolstering its prospective economy due to a severe lack of revenue. As tax burden increases, many Indonesian tycoons shift their assets overseas to evade onerous income tax. Consequently, the Indonesian government proposes the implementation of tax amnesty to lure money back into the domestic market. Besides certain criticism, this approach is welcomed because of its expediency. Tax amnesty seems to be a…

Fiscal Policy can be considered an economic issue because any change in the government budget can have a significant impact on the economy on a whole as well as the people living in it. Fiscal Policy consists of changes in government expenditures and/or taxes to achieve economic goals, such as low unemployment, price stability, and economic growth. “Federal tax and spending policies can affect the economy because of the impact on federal borrowing, private demand for goods and service as well…

There are numerous people running for President of the United States in 2016 from both the Republican and Democrat political parties. The ten major candidates running for President from both parties include Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders. This paper will look at Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal policy and how his policy will affect the United States economy by looking at the supply side…

v The U.S economy is the largest and most important in the world. The U.S economy represents about 20% of the total global output. We have the sixth highest GDP per capita only to be beaten by smaller countries. The U.S dollar is the most used currency in the world. Two thirds of the currency reserves in the world are in U.S dollars. The U.S. economy is dominated by services-oriented companies in areas such as technology, financial services, healthcare and retail. Our economy has…

In my opinion, I believe social security should be privatized to ensure social security benefits to retirees, allow economic growth within the working class and lastly, allow individuals to maximize their investment. Under the current system, Americans who are retired or approaching the retirement age are not safeguarded from any decisions by a future congress to deny benefits to those who have contributed to it. At any period, Congress has the authority to eliminate or reduce any benefits…

According to Cordes, O’Hare and Steuerle the table above represented the change that occurred in tax revenue and charitable giving based on four options. In option one, if all non-itemizers were allowed to deduct their charitable contributions starting from the first dollar given the results support previous claims that the increase in giving to charities does not outweigh the cost of tax revenue (3). Option two took a different approach and proposed to add a floor of $500 to those non-itemizers…

The government is a country’s most influential body when it comes to economic function. In a way, the government is a country’s economic guardian. This is because it is the government’s responsibility to ensure sure that, in a rapidly changing world, changes are made on a higher level to ensure that the economy adapts to upcoming and present issues, and is as prosperous as possible. But exactly what measures does the government employ in order to fulfil this responsibility? This essay will…

This book Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget, written by David Wessel, provides a readable format for readers with or without specific financial background to briefly understand the whole picture of the federal budget. The book consists of five chapters. In the first chapter, Wessel began with, as a reporter, a scene that the president was about to give a speech on federal budget for next fiscal year, guiding readers to understanding the real issues about…

There is an argument between which theory works best, side-supply or demand-side. They are both important because you need both the supplier and consumer. When you comparing and contrasting the two arguments it is obvious that they are both needed to make our economy better. Supply-side economics is also known as Reaganomics or the "trickle-down" policy. Side-supply has three parts: tax policy, regulatory policy and monetary policy. Tax cuts for investors and entrepreneurs gives a greater…