Debt held outside the U.S. government is called the:

Figure: U.S. Marginal and Average Tax Rates Using the tax rates shown in the figure, assume that your annual income is $15,000, that you have a deduction of $1,800 for moving expenses, and that you claim four exemptions of $3,300 each: one for yourself and one for each of your three children. How much are you expected to pay in taxes?

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $7 million was earmarked to build a bridge over a railroad crossing so that 168 Nebraska town residents wouldn’t have to wait for the trains to pass. Which of these BEST explains why this proposal was passed?

Workers bear at least a majority, if not all, of the burden of the employers’ share of FICA and Medicare tax payments because the:

Because of loopholes and good tax accountants, the rich do not pay any taxes in the United States.

Figure: PPF Nickel and Textiles How many tons of textiles does Australia give up to produce 1 ton of nickel?

Under a flat tax system, a person earning an additional 10% in income has to pay _____ income tax.

The opportunity cost of committing a crime and spending five years in jail:

Table: iPhone and Apple Watch Production 1 iPhone 1 Apple Watch Chinese labor units 3 3 German labor units 5 4 According to the table on iPhone and Apple Watch production, which statement is TRUE?

Special interest groups have a large incentive to be _____ about legislation that benefits them directly, whereas voters tend to be _____ regarding these issues.