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Why are taxes necessary according to the text?
Why are taxes necessary according to the text?
- To provide direct payments to unemployed citizens.
- To ensure everyone has equal access to luxury goods.
- To discourage people from earning too much money.
- To fund public services and infrastructure that benefit the community. (correct)
What does the text suggest about the relationship between income and taxes in Norway?
What does the text suggest about the relationship between income and taxes in Norway?
- Taxes are only paid by companies, not individuals.
- Everyone pays the same amount of taxes, regardless of income.
- People who earn more money pay more taxes. (correct)
- People with lower incomes pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes.
Which of the following examples does the text cite as a benefit derived from tax revenues?
Which of the following examples does the text cite as a benefit derived from tax revenues?
- Subsidized private jet travel.
- Personal tax rebates for wealthy individuals.
- Public swimming pools, skate parks, and schools. (correct)
- Free luxury cars for government officials.
What essential service is directly linked to taxpayer money, according to the provided information?
What essential service is directly linked to taxpayer money, according to the provided information?
What broader concept does politics encompass?
What broader concept does politics encompass?
In the context of the text, what is the significance of sharing a pizza?
In the context of the text, what is the significance of sharing a pizza?
What is implied about the water supply and sanitation (ability to flush toilets) in the text?
What is implied about the water supply and sanitation (ability to flush toilets) in the text?
Which statement aligns with the perspective presented in the text regarding taxes and community?
Which statement aligns with the perspective presented in the text regarding taxes and community?
What underlying principle connects taxation and politics, according to the text?
What underlying principle connects taxation and politics, according to the text?
What is the text’s central theme?
What is the text’s central theme?
Flashcards
What is politics?
What is politics?
The fair distribution of resources, similar to dividing a pizza among people.
Who pays taxes in Norway?
Who pays taxes in Norway?
In Norway, everyone who works and earns money must pay taxes to both the state and the municipality. The more you earn, the more tax you pay.
How are tax revenues used?
How are tax revenues used?
Tax revenues are used by the municipality for various public amenities such as swimming pools, skateparks, cultural centers, senior centers, and schools. Taxes also ensure buses run and roads exist.
What does "everything is politics" mean?
What does "everything is politics" mean?
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Study Notes
- Politics involves the fair distribution of resources, like dividing a pizza among multiple people.
- In Norway, everyone who works and earns money must pay taxes to both the state and the municipality.
- The more you earn, the more taxes you pay.
- Tax revenues are used by the municipality for the benefit of the citizens.
- Examples of benefits include swimming pools, skate parks, cultural centers, senior centers, and schools.
- The municipality ensures that buses run and that there are roads for the buses.
- The availability of water in kitchen sinks and functioning toilets is also due to taxpayer money.
- In other words, everything is politics that affects everyone in large and small communities.
- Two questions to consider:
- Can you imagine a society where people do not pay taxes or fees?
- Is it possible to have a democracy if people do not pay taxes and fees?
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