Government spends money to provide what?
charity
Jobs for all citizens
Property
Goods and services
goods and services
What percent is the highest quintile taxed?
26.5%
25.5%
27.5%
20.5%
25.5%
What is an example of a corporation?
walmart
A donut shop owned by a married couple
A small coffee shop
Two people working together
walmart
The government responds to inflation by?
decreasing spending and decreasing taxes
decreasing spending and raising taxes
raising spending and lowering taxes
increasing spending and increasing taxes
decreasing spending and raising taxes
What is a disadvantage of a sole proprietorship company?
Owner must share control with a partner
Owner controls the business
Owner has low start up costs
Owner faces sole legal liability
owner faces sole legal liability
What is an advantage of a sole proprietorship company?
Owner makes decisions alone
Low cost to start
Owner has several stock holders
Owner has legal liability
1 and 2
1 and 2
What are programs that the government spends money on?
Social security
Defense
Medicare
Education
All of the above
All
What percent is the top 1% taxed?
30.2%
32.2%
33.2%
31.2%
31.2%
Government pay for its spending with?
Labor and imports
Taxation and borrowing
Foreign money
Profit
Taxation and borrowing
Who makes fiscal policy?
The president and congress
The federal reserve
the congress alone
All of the above
the president and congress
What percent is the lowest quintile taxed?
4.1%
4.2%
4.3%
5.0%
4.3%
The government responds to a recession by?
increasing spending and increasing taxes
Increasing spending and decreasing taxes
Decreasing spending and decreasing taxes
Decreasing spending and increasing taxes
increasing spending and decreasing taxes