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To: Durus
Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average

If taxes = spending, the "deficit" is zero, not necessarily the debt.

42 posted on 06/13/2011 8:15:05 AM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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To: jda
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average

I got this one wrong, but also disagree with the "correct" answer because personal income tax is only a portion of govt revenue.

The Real Correct Answer: If taxes equal government spending, then: Conservatives are in charge.

51 posted on 06/13/2011 8:30:04 AM PDT by antidisestablishment (Our people perish through lack of wisdom, but they are content in their ignorance.)
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To: jda

True, but on the other hand, not only indviduals are taxed.


63 posted on 06/13/2011 8:44:36 AM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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