由与政治压力隔离的、独立的中央银行作为制订货币政策的中心已经被广泛接受,但是财政政策的制订大权仍然掌握在政治家手中。实际上,绝大多数人并不认为由未经选举产生的官员负责制订税率是件好事。然而这正是一些经济学家所倡导的。普林斯顿大学经济学家、前任美联储副主席Ａ? The central bank for monetary policy, which is isolated from political pressure and independent, has become widely accepted, but the power to formulate fiscal policy remains in the hands of politicians. In fact, the overwhelming majority do not think it is a good thing for officials who are not elected to be responsible for setting the tax rate. However, this is exactly what some economists advocate. Princeton economist, former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman A?