Macroeconomics Unit Chapter 14
BUDGET DEFICIT: when expenditures exceed revenue Expenditure: an amount of money spent Revenue: income EOC study guide Macroeconomics #14
BUDGET SURPLUS: when revenue exceeds expenditures
Fiscal yearDeficit Deficit as share of GDP 20091,412,688,000, percent 20101,294,373,000, percent 20111,299,593,000, percent 20121,086,963,000, percent ,502,000, percent ,000,000, percent Source: obama/obama-says-he-has-cut-national-deficit-half/
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of the income and expenditures of an economy GDP is the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time
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Congress and the President!!! If the economy slows down, there is less tax revenue It takes time to adjust Federal spending If war breaks out, spending increases
What if There are Unforeseen Costs?
Lobbyists can impact spending— spending in 2012 Source Open Secrets.org
National Debt: the sum of all past deficits and surpluses Currently: Over $18,611,073,500,000! Currently approx. $57,768 per citizen or $155,926 per taxpayer EOC study guide Macroeconomics #15
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John Green on the Debt 2012