# fiscalism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The idea that taxation should form a central part of a government's economic policy.
2. Excessive, oppressive taxation.
3. The belief that fiscal policy should function as the primary macroeconomic stabiliser (e.g. for controlling inflation), often associated with the IS–LM model.

## Etymology
From fiscal + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fiscalism