https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/d81lihs4cyp7 Richard Blankenbeker en-us 2018-05-14 23:28:47 UTC 2018-05-14 23:42:25 UTC hello@padlet.com rblankenbeker https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/d81lihs4cyp7/wish/260665038 While private businesses are the main influence of economic growth, the government is responsible for dictating how much people spend on taxes and how much money flows through the economy. They manage the economy by setting how much business have to spend on taxes, and how much people have to spend through taxes like the income tax.]]> 2018-05-14 23:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/d81lihs4cyp7/wish/260665038 rblankenbeker https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/d81lihs4cyp7/wish/260666237 The Federal Reserve System is responsible for keeping the inflation rate low “while helping the economy produce enough jobs for everyone who wants to work.” They do this by determining how much money is handed out to banks, which in return determines how much money is handed out to people and businesses. This controls how much money is in circulation, which can expand the economy when it needs to grow, or contract it when it gets too big.]]> 2018-05-14 23:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rblankenbeker/d81lihs4cyp7/wish/260666237