Taxes

Taxes paid by employees to federal and state government. Collected or withheld from one's paycheck.

• Payroll Tax

• Excise Tax

• Income Tax

• Estate Tax

Federal and state taxes that all employers must pay, based on a percentage of the employee's salary.

• Income Tax

• "Safety Net" Programs

• Excise Tax

• Payroll Tax

A tax paid on purchases of a specific good, like gasoline.

• Excise Tax

• Payroll Tax

• Estate Tax

• Income Tax

A tax on property (cash, real estate, stock, or other assets) transferred from deceased persons to their heirs.

• Payroll Tax

• Estate Tax

• Income Tax

• Excise Tax

A program that provides monthly benefits to almost 60 million Americans, including retirees, military families, surviving families of deceased workers, and disabled individuals.

• Social Security

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• "Safety Net" Programs

A government-run insurance program that provides healthcare assistance to elderly Americans.

• Social Security

• Medicaid

• "Safety Net" Programs

• Medicare

A government-run insurance program that provides healthcare assistance to poor Americans.

• Medicare

• Social Security

• Medicaid

• "Safety Net" Programs

A variety of government programs that benefit individuals and families with low incomes. These include food stamps, education assistance (grants and loans), housing vouchers, tax credits, job training, child care and more.

• Mandatory Spending

• Social Security

• Medicaid

• "Safety Net" Programs

Spending by the federal government required by previously existing laws.

• Mandatory Spending

• "Safety Net" Programs

• Social Security

• Discretionary Spending

Spending by the federal government determined by legislative action.

• Mandatory Spending

• "Safety Net" Programs

• Discretionary Spending

• Cost of Living