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This Understanding the Mathematics of the Fiscal Cliff lesson plan also includes:
- Your Coming Tax Cut (or Not)
- Your Coming Tax Cut (or Not)
- Staking Out Positions in the Fiscal Talks
- Seeking Ways to Raise Taxes but Leave Tax Rate As Is
- Q&A: Understanding the Fiscal Cliff
- U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History, 1862-2013
- Look Before You Leap! Understanding the Mathematics of the Fiscal Cliff
- White House Details Potential Effects If Automatic Budget Cuts Go Through
- Household Income—Distribution by Income Level and State: 2009
- Four Ways to Slice Obama’s 2013 Budget Proposal
- The Federal Budget, Rescaled
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What exactly is the fiscal cliff? What are the effects of changing income tax rates and payroll tax rates? Your learners will begin by reading news articles and examining graphs illustrating the "Bush tax cuts" of 2001 and 2003. They will then research federal income tax rates and create a table of income levels, computing and comparing amounts of tax an individual at different levels would have to pay.
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- Strong interdisciplinary lesson
- Very useful tips and materials for instructor to use throughout resource, such as vocabulary frontloading strategies and graphic organizers
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