Taxes

2. A social insurance program that extends health coverage to almost all Americans age 65 and over.
4. Items not taxed
8. Taxes are based on a property’s value.
10. To be honest and responsible about paying your income taxes.
12. A device that is used to process transactions by retail customers.
13. Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.
16. Impose a tax, fee, or fine on.
17. tends to be a “one-off” immediate response to a short-term need.

1. A social insurance system that provides benefits to most Americans who are retired, sick, or too disabled to work, and to families of workers who have died.
3. A phrase by Benjamin Franklin.
5. A tax based on the assessed value of an item, such as real estate or personal property.
6. The higher the income, the greater the percentage paid.
7. Required by law or a rule; obligatory.
9. Giving money directly to people or to causes or non-profit organizations that help people.
11. It's the money generated from normal business operations
14. A portion of one’s personal income paid to a government.
15. A consumption tax imposed by the government on the sale of goods and services.