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| a type of tax proportionate to income |
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| a declaration of a taxable income and of the exemptions and deductions claimed |
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| a taxed imposed on nearly all employers and their employees—and on self-employed people—the amount withheld from their paychecks |
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| a tax levied at a flat rate, without regard to the level of the taxpayer’s income or ability to pay them |
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| a tax laid on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of goods and/or the performance of services |
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| a levy imposed on the assets of one who dies |
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| a tax on a gift that is worth more than a large amount (not sure how much) |
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| taxes laid on goods brought from abroad |
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| a charge on borrowed money, going up as the payment time goes longer |
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| the quantity of more money spent than earned |
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| the quantity of more money earned than spent |
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| all the money borrowed by the gov. and not yet repaid, plus the accrued interest on that money |
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| a benefit that federal law says must be paid to all those who meet the eligibility requirements |
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| an amount decided upon by Congress and the President to determine the amount of money spent each year on individual government expenditures |
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| spending that neither the President nor Congress have the power to change directly |
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| a measure which allows agencies to continue working based on the previous year’s appropriations |
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