Taxes
Which group of Americans pay the least in taxes? 23% of their total income
a. The 400 richest Americans
b. Poor
c. Middle Class
d. Rich
a. The 400 richest Americans
How many people go to sleep homeless each night?
a. 500,000 people
b. 600,000 people
c. 754,000 people
d. 4?
b. 600,000 people
TRUE or FALSE!! The average white household headed by someone with a high school diploma makes more yearly than a Black household headed by someone with a university degree
True
How many children living in poverty have untreated cavities?
a. 1/8
b. 1/6
c. 1/4
c. 1/4
How many people are in deep poverty? (Below $7,049 a year)
a. 18 million
b. 20 million
c. 22 million
a. 18 million
How much is paid by the poor in yearly fines and fees?
a. 22.4 billion
b. 25.3 billion
c. 30 billion
a. 22.4 billion
Renters that received rental assistance reported...
a. Better mental health
b. Less rental debt
c. More access to healthcare
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
What percentage of workers with a college degree earn below the nation’s median income?
a. 1/3
b. Michael
c. Also Michael
a. 1/3
What percent of impoverished children witness a shooting?
a. 25%
b. 30%
c. 38%
d. 42%
c. 38%
How many people are in deep poverty? (Below $7,049 a year)
a. 1 million
b. 1 billion
c. 1 trillion
d. dodecagon
c. 1 trillion
What percent of tax breaks are spent on means-tested programs?
a. 1/5
b. 1/4
c. 1/3
c. 1/3
How many eviction filings are there per year?
a. 3.6 million
b. 3.9 million
c. 4.4 million
d. 27 million
a. 3.6 million
What has been the federal minimum wage since 2009?
a. $1.67
b. $2.40
c. $4.85
d. $7.25
d. $7.25
How many people battling addiction are unable to get treatment because of finances?
a. 54%
b. 71%
c. 89%
c. 89%
How much lower is the life expectancy of the poorest 1% in America than the richest 1%?
a. 12.3 years
b. Maybe look at A?
c. Idk look at B
d. Help
a. 12.3 years
How much more do rich families recieve in government subsidies than the poorest?
a. 40% more
b. 50% more
c. 60% more
d. Michael
a. 40% more
What percentage of their income do most poor renters spend on rent?
a. 25%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 70%
c. 50%
What percentage of private sector employees are without a union?
a. 93%
b. 94%
c. 95%
b. 94%
What percentage of bankruptcies have to do with medical bills?
a. 40.1%
b. 58.5%
c. 67%
d. 101%
b. 58.5%
How much money in fees is collected from low-income Americans every day?
a. 40 million
b. 46 million
c. 54 million
d. 61 million
d. 61 million
What percent of all unpaid federal income taxes come from the top 1%?
a. 31%
b. 34%
c. 36%
d. 40%
c. 36%
How many families has the 502 Direct Loan Program assisted with moving in to their own homes?
a. 1 million
b. 2 million
c. 2.1 million
d. 2.2 million
b. 2 million
How many new jobs are eliminated within the first year?
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/8
d. 1/10
a. 1/2
How much higher is gun death risk among the poor?
a. 2x higher
b. 6x higher
c. 12x higher
d. 15x higher
d. 15x higher
TRUE or FALSE!! Lack of sleep reduces cognitive ability more than being poor.
Falseeeeee.