Government expenditures
• On social and poverty programs
• To control pollution and big business
• To ensure equal opportunity
• On agriculture and the control of crime
• To increase aggregate demand and stabilize the economy
• Military spending
• Stimulus money to expand our economy
• Government revenue
• Taxes:
• Individual income earners
• Property owners
• Businesses, Consumers
• Government borrowing
• Issues government securities
• Government bonds, treasury notes, and treasury bills
• Government security
• An IOU, a piece of paper:
• The government has borrowed money
• And promises to repay it, plus interest
• At some future point in time
• Sold to: banks, corporations, some foreigners, and people
• Federal Taxes
• Personal income tax
• Social insurance (payroll) taxes
• Corporate (net) income taxes
• Excise taxes
• Estate and gift taxes• Social insurance taxes
• Payroll taxes
• Based on earnings from work
• Usually deducted directly from the paycheck
• Or paid by your employer
• To fund various social insurance programs
• Corporate income tax
• Tax on corporate profits
• Excise taxes
• Taxes applied to the purchase of specific
goods or services
• Estate and gift taxes
• Taxes on estate and gifts
• State taxes
• Sales and excise taxes
• Personal income taxes
• Corporate (net) income taxes
• Licenses
• Property taxes