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What taxes fund, who levies which one, and what makes a tax progressive, regressive or proportional.
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A state uses tax revenue to repair bridges on state highways. What public purpose is the revenue supporting?
After a hurricane, a county uses tax revenue to equip emergency responders and repair damaged public buildings. What is the main purpose of these taxes?
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Under Tax A, people earning $30,000 pay 5% of income, people earning $60,000 pay 10%, and people earning $120,000 pay 15%. What type of tax is Tax A?
Tax B takes 6% of income from every taxpayer, whether the taxpayer earns $25,000 or $250,000. How is Tax B classified?
Tax C takes 8% of income from a worker earning $25,000 but 3% from a worker earning $150,000. What type of tax is Tax C?
A tax rate rises from 4% to 9% to 14% as taxable income moves through higher income ranges. Which label fits this rate pattern?
Mina pays $400 in Tax D when she earns $20,000 and $1,200 when she earns $60,000. What type of tax is Tax D?
A city's tax brackets: $0 to $20,000 at 3%, $20,001 to $60,000 at 7%, above $60,000 at 12%. A resident earns $80,000. Which portion of that income is taxed at the 12% rate?
A state charges a flat 5% income tax on all residents. Maria earns $40,000 and pays $2,000 in state income tax. Diego earns $80,000. How much does Diego pay under the same 5% rate, and what does this confirm about the tax?
A state's 5% sales tax adds $5 to a $100 grocery purchase. Priya earns $25,000 a year and pays that $5 tax. Jordan earns $250,000 a year and pays the same $5 tax on an identical purchase. What does this show about a flat sales tax?
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A tax is collected to help fund national defense and federal courts. Which level of government receives this tax revenue?
Jordan's county adds a property tax to pay for county road maintenance. Who levies the tax?
A paycheck shows FICA withholding for Social Security and Medicare. Which level of government levies these taxes?
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