SSPFL10Government Taxing and Spending
Describe how government taxing and spending decisions affect consumers.
Appears in: Social Studies, High School
Expectations
SSPFL10.aDefine progressive, regressive, and proportional taxes.
SSPFL10.bAnalyze the purpose of different types of taxes including income, property, sales, excise, and capital gains.
SSPFL10.cExplain how an increase in sales tax affects different income groups.
SSPFL10.dDescribe government programs designed to provide assistance to low income individuals such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assisstance Program (SNAP) (including the special program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)), Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and public housing.
SSPFL10.eExplain how unemployment insurance is provided by federal and state governments.
Georgia Milestones coverage
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