Taxes
Highlight how taxes pay for the goods and services the government provides.
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Lessons & Activities
46-60 min
Government Spending and Taxes
OVERVIEW
Students match programs for low-income people with the type of economic inequity the program addresses and observe an activity simulating tax payments and transfers.
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