Problem
Unless the economy enters a deep recession, we rarely hear Congress discuss the budget in terms of fiscal policy; passing a spending and taxing package for macroeconomic purposes. Most of the discussion is on particular spending priorities for specific programs and bringing home projects for each politician's district. Has Congress essentially abandoned fiscal policy and left macroeconomic stabilization to the Federal Reserve and the setting of monetary policy?
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