fiscal (adj) - of or pertaining to government revenue, public debt, or taxation; relating to the public treasury [fis-kuhl]
BREAKDOWN: FISC- (treasury, purse) + -AL (pertaining to)
a fiscal is an African bird in the shrike family
“Typically, discussions of the safety net boil down to one side wanting to spend more in the name of compassion, and the other side wanting to spend less in the name of fiscal restraint. In both cases, money serves as a proxy for moral responsibility.” —Todd Young
