(a) Do Medicare considered a regressive tax? (b) If so, why? | Homework.Study.com (2024)

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• Why is the Social Security payroll tax considered regressive?
• Why are some taxes considered to be regressive?
• Why is sales tax considered a regressive tax? Discuss the measures the government takes to make it less regressive.
• Why are federal excise taxes and social security payroll taxes regressive?
• Why is Medicare a social insurance program, whereas Medicaid is a public assistance program?
• Why the drug coverage provided by Medicare Part D plans doesn't make sense from an economic standpoint?
• Explain why take-up rates -- the fraction of eligible individuals who enroll in the program -- are so much higher for Medicare than for Medicaid.
• Explain why a 5 percent sales tax on gasoline is regressive.
• Why is it difficult to pass legislation to reduce the growth in Social Security or Medicare benefits?
• Briefly explain why lump-sum taxes are considered to be non-distorting.
• Why is the payroll tax not a lump-sum tax?
• Why is the earned-income tax credit considered to be a public assistance program?
• Why are income taxes more progressive than excise taxes such as those on alcohol, tobacco, and gasoline?
• 3. Explain why it might be desirable to have a regressive tax structure, even if the social welfare function is utilitarian, when general equilibrium effects of taxes are taken into account. Would it
• Explain why it might be desirable to have a regressive tax structure, even if the social welfare function is utilitarian when general equilibrium effects of taxes are taken into account. Would it ever
• If "Medicare for All" would save $5.1 trillion according to some estimates while providing universal, comprehensive coverage, why are so many people against it?
• Will having a Carbon Tax will help redistribute income? Why and why not?
• Why doesn't a $3 tax actually increase the price of the good by $3?
• Why is inflation a tax?
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• Explain why the government should or should not increase taxes on everyone in order to equalize income and wealth.
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• Why do some economist advocate taxing consumption rather than income?
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• Why does the tax multiplier have a minus sign?
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• Identify and describe two political reasons why the tax code is so complicated.
• Why do Social Security and Medicare pose problems for the U.S. federal government budget? a. The programs do not cover enough people. b. The worker-to-retiree ratio is decreasing. c. The number of retirees is decreasing. d. The number of sick people is ri
• Explain briefly why the government should avoid imposing tax increases on luxury goods.
• Why are some libertarians opposed to a light progressive tax, reflecting differences in the marginal utility of a dollar, between wealth brackets? As long as taxation is a necessary evil, why is mild
• Why is depreciation allowed differently in accounts and taxation?
• Explain why the Social Security system is considered an automatic stabilizer.
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• Describe why it matters that employer provided health insurance is not taxed and how that contributes to high US spending on health care.
• Does income taxation satisfy horizontal equity? Why, or why not?
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• Why does ACA require individuals to purchase health insurance? Explain why this is an economic impact.
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• Why does a sales tax shift a supply curve up and why can't the seller always raise prices by the full amount of the tax?
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• Which of the following is most likely to explain why the implementation of Medicare Part D (drug plan) does NOT lower the demand on Medicare Part A (hospital inpatient service) as predicted theoretica
• Why is marginal revenue not equal to price?
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