Social Programs
Services provided by government to reduce economic inequalities and promote the well-being of citizens.
What is a social program.
Sales tax in Alberta.
What is GST.
Health care paid for by individuals fully such as in the USA (either through their own insurance or out of pocket.
What is private health care.
What is provincial sales tax.
Refers to the theory that spending money and consuming goods is good for the economy.
What is consumerism.
The most universal social program in Canada.
What is free health care.
The two types of taxes people pay.
What are personal income tax and sales tax.
The social program that turns out to be the biggest expense in Canada.
What are elderly/senior benefits.
The age someone starts paying sales tax.
What is the second they purchase something (any age).
When consumers make a choice to buy sustainable clothing that they will wear for years and years instead of just a season or two.
What is ethical fashion.
These are used to pay for social programs.
What are taxes.
The federal revenue Canada receives from taxes alone.
By 2030, what percentage of the population will be receiving pensions and elderly benefits.
What is 25%.
HST stands for this.
What is Harmonized Sales Tax.
A type of advertising that uses strong emotional language that connects with your fears and desires.
What is emotional appeal.
The three biggest social programs we studied in Canada.
Health care, pensions for seniors, and income assistance.
The maximum earning before paying taxes for a single person under the age of 65 in Canada.
What is $12,000.
The average Canadian is taxed this amount each year for health care (roughly).
What is $2,000.
The tax that provides the least amount of income for the federal government.
What are energy taxes.
A boycott.
What is a decision by a group of consumers not to buy certain products.
The homeless population in Canada.
What are 235,000 homeless people.
Personal income tax amounts to this percent of our federal government's annual revenue.
What is 49%
These are NOT covered in Canada's free health care system.
What are prescription drugs, optometry, home care or long-term care and dental care
The amount the federal government receives from personal income taxes.
What is 154 billion dollars.
GDP.
What is the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.