Letter to grijalva friday

Letter to grijalva friday

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  Bellringer Full sheet 1.What public goods do you benefit from? 2. Why does the free rider problem frustrate many Americans? 3. How are most public goods paid for?
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  Tax Freedom Day! Daywhen the average person has earned enough to pay taxes
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  Tax paragraph Assignment Assume CongressmanGrijalva is concerned with the US tax system. Write a 1-2 paragraph to discuss how the US could reduce complexity and why we should eliminate 1 of the taxes we learned about Wed/Thurs. Support your argument with how the elimination of that tax will improve economic incentives in our country. Klein write intro on board.
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  Agree: front ofroom It depends: Middle of room I will be earning $100,000 per year by the time I am 40. Disagree: Back of room
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  Agree: front ofroom It depends: Middle of room The US government should do more for its citizens Disagree: Back of room
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  Agree: front ofroom It depends: Middle of room Wealthy Americans should pay more taxes Disagree: Back of room
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  Agree: front ofroom It depends: Middle of room The Arizona sales tax is too high 8.1% Disagree: Back of room
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  Agree: front ofroom It depends: Middle of room The government should use tax cuts to encourage good behaviors like home ownership, going to college and starting businesses. Disagree: Back of room
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  Tax Time Article 4.Whatseems to be the main problem with taxes in the USA? 5. Why were loopholes created? 6. Why are loopholes hard to eliminate? 7. What could Raul Grijalva do about this issue?