Phoenix68 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Quote $1 Trillion Budget Deficits Are Unsustainable February 11, 2020 "Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell told Congress on Tuesday that now would be a good time to reduce the federal budget deficit, which is expected to top $1 Trillion this year. “Putting the federal budget on a sustainable path when the economy is strong would help ensure that policymakers have the space to use fiscal policy to assist in stabilizing the economy during a downturn,” Powell said in testimony to the House Financial Services Committee. In past recessions, the Fed has played a large role in reviving the economy by sharply cutting interest rates. But Powell has been warning lawmakers that the central bank won’t have much ammunition left to fight the next downturn because interest rates are already so low (the benchmark rate is just below 1.75 percent, far below rates above 5 percent in the past)." Quote "Not only was the entire national deficit eliminated after raising taxes on the wealthy in 1993, but the economy grew so fast for the remainder of the decade that many conservative economists thought that the Fed should raise the prime interest rate in order to slow it down." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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