Social 9 - Ch 8 Vocab

Services provided by the government to reduce economic inequalities and promote the well-being of citizens

• Sales Tax

• Social Programs

• Underground Economy

Health care that is paid for by taxes

• Public Health Care

• Private Health Care

• Party Platform

Health care that is paid for by individuals on an as-needed basis

• Private Health Care

• Public Health Care

• Social Programs

taxes paid at the time of buying a product or service, and based on a percentage of the price of that product or service

• Tax Evasion

• Income Tax

• Sales Tax

Tax based on a percentage of a person’s yearly income

• Tax Evasion

• Income Tax

• Sales Tax

Misrepresenting what you earn to avoid paying taxes

• Income Tax

• Tax Evasion

• Underground Economy

Buying and selling products and services illegally (ie not paying taxes on them / on income from them)

• Income Tax

• Tax Evasion

• Underground Economy

the official policies of a political party.

• Party Platform

• Private Health Care

• Tax Evasion

The political party in Canada that sits slightly to the right of centre on the political spectrum.

• Conservative Party

• New Democratic Party

• Liberal Party

A Canadian political party that traditionally supports social programs and is to the left of the centre on the political spectrum.

• Conservative Party

• New Democratic Party

• Liberal Party