Fiscal policy aims to use government spending and taxes to move the economy towards full employment and price stability by adjusting aggregate demand. The document discusses the concept of potential output, which is the maximum sustainable output of an economy given available resources and technology. It states that when the economy is at potential output, there is full employment and price stability. The document also explains that fiscal policy attempts to boost aggregate demand to increase real GDP when it is below potential output, as during the Great Recession, and discusses debates around fiscal policy before and during the Great Depression.