As a result of the action of automatic stabilizers,

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Automatic stabilizers are mechanisms built into government budgets, without specific action by policymakers, that tend to reduce the fluctuations in national income over the business cycle. When national income falls, automatic stabilizers like progressive income taxes decrease and government spending on welfare programs increases, which offsets the changes in national income by injecting more money into the economy or taking less out. Conversely, when the economy is booming, taxes increase and spending on welfare decreases, which helps to cool down the economy.

As a Result of the Action of Automatic Stabilizers