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WorksheetsSocial Programs & Taxation Intro
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
True or False: Every level of government (Municipal, Provincial, and Federal) collects taxes
True
False
Agree or Disagree: Everyone should pay the same amount of taxes
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
Analyze This: "In the world, nothing is certain, except death and taxes" - Benjamin Franklin.
Critical of Taxes
Supportive of Taxes
True or False: Provinces & territories tax products like gasoline and tobacco
True
False
Agree or Disagree: Provinces who collect less in taxes from their citizens, should receive tax money for social programs from provinces whose citizens earn and pay more taxes
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
Analyze This: "I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization" - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Critical of Taxes
Supportive of Taxes
True or False: As Grade 9 Students, you pay taxes
True
False
Agree or Disagree: I am willing to pay as much as I can reasonably in taxes to ensure EVERYONE has what they need to live
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
Analyze This: "We contend that for a nation to try and tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle" - Sir Winston Churchill
Critical of Taxes
Favours Taxes
True or False: Some of the taxes we pay to one level of government (federal), are used to support services provided by another level of government (provincial or municipal)
True
False
Agree or Disagree: Post-Secondary (University) tuition should be covered by taxes, even if it means everyone else having to pay more
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
Analyze This: "Paying taxes should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money" - Alain de Botton
Critical of Taxes
Support of Taxes
True or False: Provincial governments are responsible for paying for healthcare and education
True
False
True or False: All police services are provided for and paid by municipal governments
True
False
