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Fiscal and Monetary Policy
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Fiscal policy is taxing and spending, set by Congress and the president; monetary policy is the management of interest rates, set by the Federal Reserve.
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A tax cut is fiscal; a rate change is monetary — different tools, different hands.
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The Federal Reserve's independence means elected officials do not set the rates.