Appendix B: Warm-Up/Cool-Down Excercises
From Facilitator's Guide for
Teaching "Taxes: Where Does the Money Go? Federal, State and Local
Government"
by Scott Loveridge, Liz Templin, Carole Yoho,
and Nancy Lenhart.
These questions are designed to start you thinking about the issues covered in this publication. Begin by putting your answers in the spaces labeled "warm-up." After completing the publication, use the blanks labeled "cool-down." Comparing your "warm-up" answers with your "cool-down" answers will give you an idea of how much you have learned.
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The largest expenditure category by the federal government is Social Security/Medicare. True or False?
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The largest expenditure by state and local government is welfare. True or False?
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Property taxes fund most of the services provided by local governments. True or False?
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It is not state government's role to require local governments to provide certain services. True or False?
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My property tax bill depends only on the market value of my property and the local mill rates. True or False?
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The property tax I pay to the county is used only by county government. True or False?
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The only reason my property taxes go up is because local government is growing. True or False?
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Rank the following government units from highest (1) to lowest (4) in terms of property tax dollars that go to them.
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County government
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City or township government
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School district
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Other taxing districts (e.g., metro council, watershed districts, mosquito control districts, MTC transport)
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The State of Minnesota and the U.S. government raise money with income taxes, while counties and cities get most of their revenue from property taxes. Why don't counties and cities use income taxes instead of property taxes?
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Our tax system would be much simpler if we had everyone pay a flat fee—say $5,000 per person. Why don't we use such a system?
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