In: Economics
A. Sometimes in order to stimulate more consumer spending, the federal government will compel banks to relax lending standards for a time to entice more people and more business organizations to take out more loans than they would normally do under more restrictive standards.
Is the relaxing of lending standards a wise policy to implement
from time-to-time, or is the risk to the overall economy too great
to make use of such a policy? Explain in detail why or why not, and
also keep in mind that such a relaxed standards policy played a
significant role in the economic troubles the country endured
primarily in 2007-2008.
B. Since business taxes increase the cost of doing business, and
these lead to higher consumer prices and fewer investments, would
both business organizations and consumers benefit from lower
business taxes, or would only business organizations benefit?
Explain.