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Econ unit 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Policy | Government Policy with taxes and government spending |
| Fiscal Year | Oct 1 - Sep 30 (12 Months) |
| Deficit | When the government spends more money than it collects |
| Surplus | When the government collects more than it spends |
| Deficit spending | when the government borrows more money in order to keep spending |
| National Debt | The amount that the government owes |
| Balanced Budget Amendment | A constitutional amendment that would ban deficit spending |
| Mandatory Spending | spending set by a law and can only be changed by law |
| Discretionary spending | spending set by the government on a year by year basis |
| Who does the US owe its debt to? | The US |
| What is the debt of the US | $28 Trillion |