Keeping the Economy on track

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Across
  1. 3. Taxes taken from paychecks for Medicare and Social Security
  2. 6. a plan of action, intent, or protocol set by a governmental body.
  3. 7. the interest rate the Federal Reserve charges member banks.
  4. 9. a central banking system in the U.S. that is independent of any branch of government.
  5. 10. a plan for spending and saving.
  6. 11. a tax on specific goods and services sometimes used to discourage consumption.
  7. 12. how the government plans and chooses to tax residents andspend revenue.
Down
  1. 1. the amount of money spent.
  2. 2. government spending exceeds revenue collected during for the year.
  3. 4. a government program that benefits individuals for reasons of age or service such as Social Security Veterans benefits or unemployment compensation.
  4. 5. the Federal Reserve buys and sells government bonds for the purpose of controlling the money supply and interest rates.
  5. 8. the system in which banks keep a portion of depositsand make loans with the rest.
  6. 13. a tax on earnings; wages, and dividends or capital gains.