Policy makers, budgeting, tax policy

The President

Elected Representatives

Lobbyists

Voters

policy advocates

policy analysts

libertarians

neoconservatives

opposed to government regulation of business

government should control major industries

government should be eliminated

nations should avoid trade

increased spending by the government on health care

an increase in taxes on business investments

an increase in military spending

a decrease in the tax rate on consumer income

neoclassical expenditure-output model.

Keynesian cross diagram.

Keynesian Phillips curve tradeoff.

Keynesian Inflation trade-off model.

Use of gov't spending and tax policies to

influence economic conditions

A central bank influencing a nation's money supply

John Maynard Keynes

Thomas Malthus

Josh Allen

Adam Smith

increase taxes

increase spending

decrease spending

increase the supply of money

funding Social Security

military spending

Education spending

funding for maintenance of federal buildings