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9.1 Taxes and Your Paystub

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  • Which of the following are two mandatory categories of government spending that are paid for by FICA taxes?
    health and veterans' benefit
    military and education
    social security and medicare
    housing and transportation
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  • On a pay stub, the amount of money that is left after withholdings is known as…
    Gross Pay
    Annual Earnings
    Wages and tips
    Net Pay
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  • Which statement best describes discretionary gov't spending?
    The money used to pay for social security and medicare
    A fixed amount of $ spent on the same categories each year
    changing amount of $ spent on different categories each year
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  • What is the purpose of taxes?
    to pay for services that people want and need
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  • Medicare and Social Security are funded by which type of taxes that are withheld from your paycheck?
    FICA
    federal
    local
    state
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  • The federal income taxes that are withheld from your paycheck are used to pay for what?
    medicare and social security
    unemployment insurance
    discretionary spending
    mandatory spending
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  • All of the following are benefits we receive as a result of government spending EXCEPT...
    Credit card debt forgiveness
    National parks maintenance
    public school education
    Health and retirement benefits for seniors
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  • What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?
    Gross pay is before taxes and net pay is your take home pay
    Net pay is before taxes and gross pay is your take home pay
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  • What are pre-tax deductions and contributions?
    Contributions taken AFTER taxes are calculated
    Contributions taken out BEFORE taxes are calculated
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  • What are two examples of Employer Contributions
    Roth IRA
    Health Insurance and 401k
    Federal and State Taxes
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