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What Is The Supply-Side And One Supply Side Strategy To Help The Economy

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Suppose economists agree that the country has recently entered a recession. Identify one supply-side and one demand-side strategy to help the economy, and explain why it would be used.

If the United States were to enter another recession, like the one that occurred in 2009, there would be two main option to help us recover. These options would be on two different sides of our economy, the supply-side and the demand-side. If our country were to use the supply-side method for recovery we would tend to use tax cuts and deregulation. On the other side if our country used the demand-side method of recovery we would then tend to use aggregate demand to mitigate the government's impact by spending more. So in other words the United States …show more content…

This is what president Roosevelt did and was extremely successful.

2. Write a short essay that argues for or against deregulation. Explain why you think regulation helps or hinders economic growth. Give specific examples to support your argument

Deregulation by definition is the removal of regulations or restrictions, especially in a particular industry. In my opinion this is a great thing for not just the government but for consumers as well. Three ways that deregulation helps our economy is by how it drops prices of goods, allows niche businesses to pop up and start making money, and finally how deregulation helps stop the appearance of monopolies. You may say that without rules and regulations businesses could do whatever they please and that it is no help to the economy but that is where you are wrong. When deregulations happen that means that the free market, or people who run the businesses, set the price. What this often leads to is a drop in prices. These drops in price help the consumer buy the good and since it is considered cheaper the consumer will buy more. Along with cheaper prices deregulations allow more “Mom and Pop” type stores to open. These stores help fill niche roles that big businesses cannot always fill. Some examples would be thrift stores and some small restaurants. And finally speaking of big businesses, most regulations tend to favor them pushing out small shops and causing monopolies. While for said big businesses this is not a bad

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