Economics 4 part Assignment
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this is a four part assignment, below I will write the instructions for each part.
Part 1
Read the Section 3 Preview on the top of p. 371 of Economics to review Section Objectives and Key Terms.
Now read pp. 371–374, and complete the Federal Spending activity on p. 62 of the Guided Reading and Review Workbook. Read the Section 4 Preview on the top of p. 375 of Economicsto review Section Objectives and Key Terms.
Now read pp. 375–380, and complete the State and Local Taxes and Spending activity on p. 63 of the Guided Reading and Review Workbook.
Part 2
Read the Internet Taxation Activity on pp. 412–413 of Economics and complete questions 1–4. These answers will be submitted in Lesson 8 as part of your Unit 6 portfolio assessment. When you are finished, you may also complete the online poll by following the instructions on p. 413.
Part 3-4
Complete the Chapter 14 Economic Detective, which you should have accessed earlier in the lesson.
The link below is to access an Online Textbook.
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Solution Preview
Economics Concepts
Part 1
- 371-374
While mandatory spending includes the spending in which the government authorities are supposed to spend on certain programs, discretionary spending includes spending on programs in which the authorities therein have autonomy to make decisions on the programs on which to spend.
The government is entitled to provide support to people past the age of 65, which explains the increased cost of social security in future. To this effect, the size of the baby boomer generation, living off retirement benefits is bound to increase, which explains the rise in the cost of the program as the government seeks to meet the needs of this generation.
Defense is the largest category of discretionary spending. Other examples include education, research, and technology.
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