"Whether it's a husband and wife at their dinner table, whether it's a small or large business, or a government, economic principles are all the same: you have to spend less than you make" - State Representative Tom Forese (R., Arizona) in 2011. Explain what's wrong with this idea from a macroeconomic point of view.

"Whether it's a husband and wife at their dinner table, whether it's a small or large business, or a government, economic principles are all the same: you have to spend less than you make" - State Representative Tom Forese (R., Arizona) in 2011. Explain what's wrong with this idea from a macroeconomic point of view.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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