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Average Tax Rate
percentage of ratio at which a person or business is taxed
Balanced Budget
income is equal to its expenditure or revenues are equal to spending
Excise Tax
A tax paid on a good at the point of sale
Income Tax
can be personal 45% or cooperate 15%,
Laffer Curve
used to illustrate the idea that increases in the rate of taxation do not necessarily increase tax revenue. (For instance, whereas a 0% income tax rate will generate no revenue, neither will a 100% rate, as citizens will have no incentive to make money).
Marginal Tax Rate
is the rate on the last dollar of income earned
Medicare
regressive tax, hospital, doctor, and prescription medication assistance for those 65 and older or disabled
Progressive
The tax rate/burden increases as disposable income increases
Regressive
The tax rate/burden decreases as the disposable income increases
Revenue
income
Tariffs
A tax paid on a good shipped into the country
Payroll taxes
35%
State Expenditures
Public safety, Public welfare, and Transportation
State Revenue
Sales tax 28%, Federal Grants in Aid 27%, Personal Income Taxes 22%, Other 19%, Corporate Income Taxes 4%
Percentage of US companies paying no income taxes
57%
bottom 50% of tax payers pay ___ amount of federal income revenues 2006
3%
top 1% of U.S. taxpayers paid about ________ of the federal income tax revenues. 2006
40%
The Sixteenth Amendment
Personal income tax
The Fifth Amendment
Eminent domain
The Constitution
Grants Congress the right to borrow
top 10% of earners in the U.S. pay approximately ______ of the federal income tax revenues 2006
71%
Social Security
Regressive Tax, Implemented by Roosevelt
Automatic stabilizers
work to mitigate the fluctuations in real GDP without any new policy action required
Local Government Revenue
comes from Property tax and Sales Tax and is spent on education, public safety, and social programs
Personal Income
mitigate the fluctuations in rising real GDP due to their progressive nature