should the government be getting involved with the economy 
one of the biggest obstacles facing policymakers is deciding how much direct involvement the government should have in the economy and individuals economic lives indeed there have been various degrees of interference by the government over the history of the united states for the most part it is accepted that a certain degree of government involvement is necessary to sustain a vibrant economy on which the economic well being of the population depends the bottom linefiscal policy is directed by the u s government with the goal of maintaining a healthy economy the tools used to promote beneficial economic activity are adjustments to tax rates and government spending 