So now, since you’ve learned a bit about policy, and the difficulties associated with its implementation, your task for this discussion is perhaps the most challenging one.

In your initial post, you are to write to either the President (on fiscal policy) or to the Chair of the Federal Reserve (on monetary policy) (this means you need to address your post!) describing a specific policy action that you believe should be taken at this moment in time (e.g., lower taxes or buy bonds) and explain why you would take the action (what is currently happening in the economy and what will this action accomplish?). Your thoughtful post (of between 200 – 400 words) is due by Monday November 23 at 5pm. You can learn about the current state of our economy by consulting newspapers or news websites. To make this post, Click “Reply” to these instructions. Remember to include your word count. You must make your own post before you will see those of your classmates – all attempts to circumvent this requirement will result in an automatic 10-point deduction from your score (this assignment is worth 40 points).

PLEASE NOTE: It is NOT sufficient to merely use your author’s COVID Updates here – this is to be your own work, your own synthesis of the topics you have studied, and your own perspective on macroeconomic policy.