Provide evidence of student understanding of the impact of societal consensus on

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Provide evidence of student understanding of the impact of societal consensus on perceptions of social problems by creating a graphic illustration (table, chart, or diagram) to show how tax dollars are allocated to different social problems. The graphic must use federal budget data to illustrate how federal tax dollars have been allocated to at least four different social problems during the previous four years. A short paragraph under the diagram should explain what the data mean. Data should be referenced to reliable (.gov) source(s).

Explanation / Answer

Progressives face a challenge nowadays wherein voters detest taxes and republicans want to give more tax cuts. Promoting the idea of tax choice has been seen to help the society at large. The tax choice is something that permits the tax payers to choose where they want to provide their share of tax in terms of the social cause that they believe in or relate to. For instance, a taxpayer who wishes to support public education, for example, could send some of her income tax dollars specifically to that part of the federal budget, while a taxpayer who feels strongly about the military could allocate a portion of his income tax payment accordingly. More than half the funds were seen to be education and health care. The following is an illustration for the same:

Education

25%

children health care insurance

17%

Higher education

13%

All other

34%

Transportation

5%

Public assistance

1%

Corrections

5%

Allocation of the US 2012 taxes is as follows:

Military spending

35%

Health care

19%

Reponse to poverty

15%

Interest on public debt

19%

Supporting the economy

8%

federal govt operations

8%

energy, science & environment

3%

diplomacy, development & war prevention

2%

The above charts demonstrate that military spending and that of health care is the highest amidst the causes lately.

Education

25%

children health care insurance

17%

Higher education

13%

All other

34%

Transportation

5%

Public assistance

1%

Corrections

5%

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