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Comparing and Contrasting What do corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and government savings bonds have in common? How do they differ?
The BIG Idea Why would an investor want to choose a certificate of deposit over a corporate bond? Why would someone be willing to invest in junk bonds?
Explaining What is the relationship between a bond rating and the price of the bond? Stating What are markets for financial assets?
Explain the significance of bond, coupon rate, maturity, par value, current yield, junk bond, municipal bond, tax-exempt, savings bond and beneficiary.
Why is an I.O.U. that you write and give to a friend in payment of a debt considered an example of a financial asset?
Comparing and Contrasting How do life insurance companies and pension funds differ in the way they serve their clients?
Use a graphic organizer like the one below to describe nonbank financial intermediaries. What is the relationship between the financial system and the economy?
Describing How does saving compare to savings? Explaining Why is consistency important when saving?
Explain significance of saving, savings, certificate of deposit, financial asset, financial system and financial intermediary, nonbank financial institution.
Persuasive Writing Which of the two types of government spending has the most impact on the economy? Explain your answer in a two-page paper.
If you wanted to make changes to a balanced state budget in any given year, what would be the opportunity cost of lowering taxes?
Provide at least one example each for the federal, state, and local government.
Summarizing What changes would you recommend if you were in charge of revising the federal tax code? Explain your answer in a written paragraph.
Explain the significance of payroll withholding statement, accelerated depreciation, investment tax credit, alternative minimum tax, capital gains and flat tax.
Define user fees in your own words. What are the pros and cons of user fees for national parks?
Why do you think sales taxes are generally applied to food and beverages purchased in restaurants, but not to those purchased in stores?
Describing How do the major revenue sources for state and local governments differ?
Explain the significance of Internal Revenue Service (IRS), payroll withholding system, indexing, FICA, payroll tax, corporate income tax and excise tax.
Equity Which of the two principles of taxation-the benefit principle or the ability-to-pay principle-do you think is more equitable? Explain your answer.
Explain the significance of federal budget, fiscal year, appropriations bill, budget deficit, budget surplus, mandatory spending and discretionary spending
Do you think that transfer payments, such as unemployment compensation, are a successful or unsuccessful way to accomplish the goal of economic security?
Explain the significance of pork, public sector, private sector, transfer payment, grant-in-aid, subsidy, and distribution of income.
Write a brief summary of your findings and use it to either support or oppose such a proposal.
Describe how an economist might go about analyzing the consequences of shifting from the individual income tax to a consumption tax like the VAT.
Taxes Some people object to state and local governments imposing sales and property taxes. What would you say to these people in defense of the two taxes?