How does an increase in unemployment levels affect the federal budget?

What will be an ideal response?


An increase in unemployment will cause less money to come into the treasury through income and payroll taxes and likely cause more expenditures through programs geared toward those with little income.

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You believe that the public not only has little information on this complex topic, but also has thought little about it. What procedure might you implement to increase the accuracy of your polling data? a. a screening procedure b. a grading procedure c. a tracking procedure d. a deliberative procedure

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?Consider the actions of the British government toward its colonies and the "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence and discuss the ways in which British actions prior to the Revolutionary War did or did not violate these rights.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is a problem of growing concern with respect to the U.S. national debt?

a. that an increasing share of the debt is owed to foreign banks and governments b. that there are too few people working to continue to fund the level of debt c. that the U.S. Congress is now constitutionally forbidden from "floating" debt d. that too much debt will cause the economy to overheat and increase unemployment levels

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Which of the following is not a factor in the "special relationship" that exists between the United States and Saudi Arabia?

a. Most of Saudi Arabia's economic development program has been planned and managed by U.S. firms. b. The United States has played a major role in developing Saudi Arabia's nuclear power capability. c. The United States has been willing to sell advanced military equipment to the Saudi government. d. The Saudi government invited the United States to send large numbers of troops to Saudi Arabia in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

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