Financing the Government

2. a tax on possessions (especially real estate, buildings, and automobiles)
4. a government health insurance program for the elderly
5. a tax levied on the sale of certain products, paid for by the consumer at the point of purchase
6. a government assistance program for retirees, disabled persons, and their families
9. a tax levied on gifts given to a single recipient in a single year
12. a tax levied on the assets of a welathy person who dies
13. a tax on items and activities seen as vices such as tobacco, alcohol, and gambling
14. taxes that tax higher-income people at higher percentage of their wealth than lower-income people
16. a tax on certain items considered to be expensive and unnecessary
17. a tax on the manufacture or sale of certain goods, paid for by the producer or seller

1. a tax on certain goods brought into the U.S. from abroad
3. the shortfall between revenue and spending by the government in a single year
6. taxes taken out of employees' paychecks which are intended to contribute to social insurance programs
7. mendment to the U.S. Constitution allowing for a federal individual income tax
8. tax on money earned
10. taxes that tax lower-income people at a higher percentage of their wealth than higher-income people
11. total indebtedness of the government
14. taxes taken out of employees' paychecks and are doubled by employers
15. a charge imposed by the government in order to finance public spending