Social Progams
What do governments collect to pay for social programs?
Taxes
Income tax, sales tax
What type of health care is not free for Canadian citizens?
Eye care, dental care, aesthetics...
A political party that provides more social programs would be closer to which side of the political and economic continuum?
Left
Misrepresenting what you earn to avoid paying taxes
Tax evasion
What are two social programs Canada has that the USA does not?
Health care, pensions for senior citizens
What kind of sales tax does Alberta collect on goods and services?
GST
Which kind of law is the Canada Health Act?
Federal
A political party that values lower taxes would be closer to which side of the political and economic continuum?
Right
A provincial sales tax, not paid in Alberta.
PST
What is it called when a citizen does not report their income to the government?
Tax evasion
Under Canada’s constitution, who is responsible for health care?
True or false: Health care services in the United States are run like businesses and can make a profit.
True
An agreement by a company to pay for your health services, in exchange for a fee that you pay each month or each year.
Health Insurance
At what age do citizens who have lived in Canada for at least 10 years get a monthly pension, paid for by taxes?
65
What is it called when people work without paying taxes?
Underground economy or black market
Health care in Canada must be publicly administered, comprehensive, portable, universal, and
Accessible
Planned
A policy of a political party or government about what to tax (e.g., incomes, purchases), how much to tax and how to spend taxes.
Taxation Model
Canada has more social programs than the USA because Canada's philosophy is about ___________ and the USA's philosophy is ______________.
Cooperation, individualism
Is GST a federal or provincial tax?
Who is the father of Canada's universal health care system?
Tommy Douglas (Daddy Douglas)
Who is the prime minister of Canada?
Mark Carney
Health care paid for by taxes, and health care paid by individuals. (Two terms)
Public health care, private health care