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The Government Sector

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Whats the largest government transfer payment   social security  
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Average tax rate (ATR)   percentage of taxable income that is paid in taxes. Calculated by dividing taxes paid by taxable income  
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Marginal tax rate (MTR)   additional taxes paid (such as overtime) divided by additional taxable income  
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Direct tax   tax on a particular person  
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Indirect tax   tax on a thing rather than person (good and services)  
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Progressive taxes   places a greater burden on the rich  
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Proportional taxes   places an equal burden on all classes  
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Regressive taxes   places a greater burden on the poor (social security)  
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The largest source of federal revenue   personal income tax  
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Payroll tax   a tax paid equally by employee and employer, based on employee's wages  
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Corporate income tax   tax on a corporation's profits  
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Excise tax   a sales tax levied on a particular good or service (generally regressive)  
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Estate tax   a percentage of the value of an estate left to one's heirs  
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Sales tax   a percentage of the purchase price of goods and services sold in a state or a locality (almost half the taxes collected by the states come from the sales tax) Highly regressive tax  
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Property tax   a percentage of the value of a residence, office building, etc. 80% of all local tax revenue is derived from the property tax  
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