Definitions
Canadian Social Programs
USA Social Programs
Definitions
Defintions
100
Services provided by the government to reduce economic inequalities and promote the well being of citizens.
What is the definition of Social Programs?
100
All citizens receive basic health care from a system paid for by taxes. The federal and provincial governments fund Canada's health care system.
What Health Care is provided in Canada?
100
The federal government funds and provides all assistance available.
What Health Care is provided?
100
A federal sales tax in Canada.
What is the Goods and Services Tax?
100
All the economic activity in a society, taxed by government to pay for services?
What is a tax base?
200
An agreement by a company to pay for your health services, in exchange for a fee that you pay each month or each year.
What is the definition of Health Insurance?
200
The federal government funds and provides the pensions.
How are Pensions for Senior Citizens provided?
200
Senior citizens generally support themselves through personal savings and pension plans.
What Pensions for Senior Citizens is provided?
200
Tax based on a percentage of a person's income.
What is Income Tax?
200
Misrepresenting what you earn to avoid paying taxes.
What is a tax evasion?
300
Health care paid for by individuals.
What is Private Health Care?
300
Canada Health Act (Federal)
What legislation is involved in Health Care?
300
Social Security Act (Federal). Each state also has its own legislation.
What legislation is involved in Income Assistance?
300
A concept in statistic that means the middle number in a set of data organized in order of least to most.
What is a Median?
300
A policy of a political party or government about what tax(e.g., incomes, purchases), how much to tax and how to spend taxes.
What is the taxation model?
400
Money made from a product or service above and beyond the cost of providing the product or service.
What is profit?
400
Old Age Security Act (Federal)
What legislation is involved in Pensions for Seniors Citizens?
400
No Legislation.
What Legislation is involved in Pension for Senior Citizens?
400
Tax paid at the time of buying a product or service, and based on a percentage of the price of the product or service.
What is a Sales Tax?
400
Economic activity based on buying and selling products and services illegally.
What is the underground economy?
500
Health care paid for by taxes.
What is Public Health Care?
500
Each province has it's own legislation.
What legislation is involved in Income Assistance?
500
Social Security Act.
What legislation is involved in Health Care?
500
Another term for underground economy.
What is the Black Market?
500
The "father" of Canada's health care system.
Who is Tommy Douglas?
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