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Fiscal Policy Government use of taxes and spending Government revenue and expenditure
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Budget Terms Expenditure versus Revenue Deficit / Balanced Budget / Surplus Debt Mandatory versus Discretionary
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By the Numbers 2014 Expenditure = 3.5 trillion –3,504,000,000,000 2014 Revenue = 3 trillion –3,021,000,000,000 2014 Deficit = 483 billion –483,000,000,000 National Debt = 18 trillion
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Income Tax PROGRESSIVE Tax –Higher incomes are taxed at a higher rate
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Tax Revision Ideas Progressive Tax with limits on deductions Flat Tax with no/few deductions “Fair Tax”
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Tax Revision Obama- “Buffet Rule” –Minimum Federal Rate of 30% on incomes over 1 million/year –Ave. America= 16% –Millionaires = 20.1%
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Payroll Taxes Employee-taken directly from paycheck Employer- paid based on wages paid out Examples: –Social Security (employer match) –Medicare (employer match) –Unemployment tax (employer only)
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Customs Duties (Tariffs) Tax on imported goods 0-20% Average 3% (1% with FT) Free-Trade (20 Countries) Australia Bahrain Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Israel Jordan Korea Mexico Morocco Nicaragua Oman Panama Peru Singapore
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Federal Excise Tax Fuel ($0.184 per gallon) Tobacco ($1.01 per pack) Alcohol Air Travel
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General Fund Excise taxes Cigarettes$1.01pkg 20 Cigars$0.40ea. cigar Distilled Alcohol 80 proof$2.14750 ml Wine 14% Alcohol or Less$0.21750 ml Wine 14 to 21%$0.31750 ml Wine 21 to 24%$0.62750 ml Wine Sparkling$0.67750 ml Wine Carbonated$0.65750 ml Hard Cider$0.04750 ml Beer$0.0512 oz Pistols and Revolvers10%price Other Firearms and Ammunition11%price Tanning Salon10%price Gas guzzler 21.5-22.5 mpg$1,000.00vehicle Gas guzzler 12.5-13.5 mpg$6,400.00vehicle Telephone Calls3%local
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Estate (Death Tax) Estates over $5,250,000 Top % of 40%
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By the Numbers 2014 Expenditure = 3.5 trillion –3,504,000,000,000 2014 Revenue = 3 trillion –3,021,000,000,000 2014 Deficit = 483 billion –483,000,000,000 National Debt = 18 trillion
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State Revenue
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State Budget Top Revenue Sources –3.07% income tax –6% sales tax Top Expenditure- Education
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Adam Smith “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” aka “The Wealth of Nations” “Invisible Hand” Laissez-Faire
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Demand-side Economics John Maynard Keynes
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WPA
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Supply-side Economics Aka “trickle-down” Reaganomics
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Sides Game
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Revenue EXCEEDS EXPENDITURE
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Current Debt 15 trillion 16 trillion 17 trillion 18 trillion
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Sum of All Deficits and Surpluses
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Supply-side Funny nickname
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Spending that Requires Annual Congressional Approval
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Revenue EQUALS Expenditure
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Mandatory or Discretionary Largest % of Federal BUdget
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Largest Mandatory Spending
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Expenditure EXCEEDS Revenue
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Largest Discretionary Spending
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2013 Deficit
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2014 Revenue 1.45 trillion 3 trillion 3.5 trillion 6.2 trillion
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PL measurement
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Automatic Spending
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2014 Expenditure 1.45 trillion 3 trillion 3.5 trillion 6.2 trillion
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Aggregate Means
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Largest Source of Revenue
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Supply-side
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Example of Excise Tax
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# of Countries Free Trade
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Death Tax (real name)
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Example of Payroll Tax
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Adam Smith Book
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Largest State Expenditure
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Largest State Revenue Source
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Demand-side
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PL stands for
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Output Measurement
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Laissez-Faire
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Keynes supported _____-side
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Reagan supported _____-side
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Invisible Hand
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Adam Smith What controls the economy?
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