Match the clues below to their correct answers by choosing from the drop-down menu. Continue to Part 2 or, to assess your answers, click the Check My Answers button at the bottom of the page.
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Indicate whether each of the following statements is True or False by clicking on the correct answer. Continue to Part 3 or, to assess your answers, click the Check My Answers button at the bottom of the page.
- Unequals should be taxed equally.
- Although no single tax in the United States is proportional, the combination of different taxes creates a roughly proportional system.
- The Social Security tax is progressive.
- Most excise taxes and user fees are somewhat regressive.
- In the United States, people have a progressive income tax system.
Answer the following multiple-choice questions by clicking on the correct answer. To assess your answers, click the Check My Answers button at the bottom of the page.
- Which is not an example of a tax used today in the United States?
- Because of the combination of taxes used in the United States, people over a wide range of income levels
- A proportional tax would take a percentage of income from all groups except which?
- Which system has the most negative effect on low-income groups?
- In which system would high-income groups pay more?
