At the beginning of the Reagan presidency, the President proposed a substantial tax cut and suggested that this policy would attack the very high levels of inflation. From the point of view of traditional, Keynesian macroeconomics, this policy seemed:

well-advised because a tax cut is expansionary fiscal policy that reduces inflationary pressures.
well-advised because a tax cut is contractionary fiscal policy that reduces inflationary pressures.
poorly-advised because a tax cut is expansionary fiscal policy that increases inflationary pressures.
poorly-advised because a tax cut is expansionary monetary policy that increases inflationary pressures.


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