Cheques and Balances
Introduction
Due to the downturn in the economy a great deal of attention has been given to taxation. We are concerned at the federal, state, and local levels. The major political parties are at odds with each other on this issue, even during the post Sept. 11 era of co-operation. We have many needed services that are supported via taxes. However, the choices are vexed and complex - who taxes, how, and what services do we support or drop?
Guiding Question
Taxation - What are the whys and wherefores?
Questions
1.
Why
do poor people have to pay sales tax?
2.
How
is it decided which items get taxed?
3.
How
do you avoid paying taxes?
4.
Why
do single people pay more taxes?
5.
Why
does the wage earner pay such large percent of his salary in taxes?
6.
Why
can't you get back the money you pay in social security?
7.
Why
can't your heirs inherit the money from your social security?
8.
How
does a large company avoid taxes?
9.
What
is depreciation?
10.
Can
individuals depreciate personal items... house, car, etc.?
Internet Resources
Sales Tax
Regressive, Progressive
Taxes/Taxation Explained
Supply-Side of
Economics
Taxable Items
Make Lots of
Money and Avoid Paying Taxes
Many
U.S. Corporations Avoid Paying Taxes
Yahoo Tax Center
Federal Depreciation Rates
Depreciation
SSA - Teens
What to Do When a
Beneficiary Dies
Family
Maximum
SSA - PART
404?FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )
RoseMarie Shishkin, Teacher, and
Jason Chan, AP student, collaborated to develop this
web hunt.