CPPP
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Tax Practicum Class
Other Reforms/Stimulus Bills
Random Recent Events
100
CPPP's study showed that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act kept ____ Texans out of poverty during the recession
What is 640,000
100
Provides a $400 credit ($800 for married filed jointly)
What is the making work pay credit
100
The day your tax practicum class meets
What is Thursdays
100
One of the most recent reforms regarding America's medical system
What is the Health care Reform
100
Where was Superbowl 44 (the most recent one) held
What is Miami
200
CPPP stands for
What is Center for Public Policy Priorities
200
The total (approx) worth of the ARRA
What is $787 billion
200
The deadline for submitting Speaker write-ups
What is 11:59 pm
200
This program allowed the government to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen its financial sector
What is the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
200
Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, was recently charged with
What is manslaughter
300
Currently a work-in-progress with the Census Bureau to help increase participation by hard-to-reach households.
What is the 2010 Census
300
The purpose of the ARRA
What is to help low- and middle-income Americans
300
The last day of class
What is April 22
300
This program was enacted to address the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008
What is TARP (the troubled asset relief program)
300
Known as "snowmageddon," the mid-Atlantic has been bombarded with what cold substance that falls from the sky
What is snow
400
The government's official measure of poverty
What is considers only a family's cash income
400
• Food Stamp benefits increases, • Expansion of the Child Tax Credit • Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, • New Making Work Pay tax credit for workers, • Extra weeks of jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, • An additional $25 per week of jobless benefits), and • One-time payments to many elderly people and people with disabilities.
What are the provisions of the ARRA
400
The minimum number of hours that must be completed between March 1 and March 13
What is 5
400
The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 paid a rebate to most taxpayers this amount
What is $300 ($600 per married couples filing jointly)
400
What major car manufacturer has recalled a large number of its vehicles due to faulty brakes
What is Toyota
500
CPPP is affiliated with how many national groups
What is 5
500
President who passed the ARRA
Who is Bush
500
The number of guest speakers anticipated
What is 8
500
As of the end of January, this was 9.7%
What is the unemployment rate
500
What is the name of Google's new social networking site intended to compete with facebook?
Google buzz
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