Who pays the most taxes in the US?

What is it called when poor individuals are taxed at a lower percentage than rich individuals?

• Progressive Taxation

• Regressive Taxation

• Proportional Taxation

• Representative Taxation

What do business taxes apply to?

• Tax write-offs

• The value of a business

• Money made from things we own

• The cost of purchasing properties

How much income is social security capped at?

(a)  

What are consumption taxes?

• Taxes we pay on income

• Taxes we pay to sell goods

• Taxes we pay to throw away goods

• Taxes we pay to buy goods

Looking at the chart, who pays the lowest percentage of their income in taxes?

• The bottom 10% of income earners

• The 30-40% of income earners

• The top 10% of income earners

• Billionaires, the richest 400 people

Which type of taxes do the wealthy get the biggest break on?

• Payroll taxes

• Income taxes

• Estate taxes

• Consumption taxes

• Corporate and Property taxes