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FISCAL POLICY: Use of the federal government's powers of spending and taxation to stabilize the business cycle. If the economy is mired in a recession, then the appropriate fiscal policy is to increase spending or reduce taxes--termed expansionary policy. During periods of high inflation, the opposite actions are needed--contractionary policy. The consequences of fiscal policy are typically observed in terms of the federal deficit.
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EXCHANGE The process of trading one valuable commodity (good, service, or resource) for another. An exchange can be voluntary, such as what transpires through a market, or involuntary, such as when taxes are imposed by government.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a garage sale trying to buy either a T-shirt commemorating Thor Heyerdahl's Pacific crossing aboard the Kon-Tiki or a wall poster commemorating the 2000 Olympics. Be on the lookout for door-to-door salesmen.
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The penny is the only coin minted by the U.S. government in which the "face" on the head looks to the right. All others face left.
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"Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them." -- Ann Landers, columnist
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APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation
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