TURN IN LATE logs 4.1-4.6.
What the federal government does and can do. Regulations and
public goods in mixed economies.
What can we learn from European social democracies like Germany?
International
perspective - Military vs. Social spending
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/02/how-us-defense-spending-stacks-up-against-the-rest-of-the-world.html
Should the US change its spending on the military for
other priorities?
Assignment Log
Portfolio self-evaluation
Log 5.1 Social democracy
Log 5.2 Military spending
TURN IN LATE logs 4.1-4.6. ARRANGE TO MAKE UP SELF-EVALUATION.
How does taxation work? Who
should pay? How much? Taxes
and Govt Spending– reading and questions
Historical tax margins and brackets.
Add #3 on p.58 - Which structures are most/least fair? Why?
Effective tax
rates and tax burdens
Come to tutor time or lunch on Fri for
final change to make up Unit 4 assignments
Assignment Log
Portfolio self-evaluation
Log 5.1 Social democracy
Log 5.2 Military spending
Log 5.3 Federal taxing and spending
TURN IN LATE logs 4.1-4.6. ARRANGE TO MAKE UP SELF-EVALUATION
Come to tutor time or lunch to make up
Unit 4 assignments and self evaluations
Competing visions on federal budget and
deficits– Obama/Democrats (q.4, 8) vs Nava/Republicans (q. 4, 9), an example of
a debate from 2011. Disagreements about facts and/or values?
Sanders: beyond more narrow political spectrum- https://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2012
Poll by conservative group https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/467684-70-percent-of-millennials-say-theyd-vote-for-a-socialist-poll
PARENT CONFERENCES ON
MONDAY NOV 25
Assignment Log
Portfolio self-evaluation
Log 5.1 Social democracy
Log 5.2 Military spending
Log 5.3 Federal taxing and spending
Log 5.4 Obama vs Nava
Bring laptops/chromebooks
next Wed.
Agenda 11/13 https://nampolecon.blogspot.com
Deficit, debt and a better taxing and spending policy – fiscal policy and the political spectrum https://usdebtclock.org/#
Deficit, debt and a better taxing and spending policy – fiscal policy and the political spectrum https://usdebtclock.org/#
Explore tax plans and ideas - Wealth, income, estate, corporate, health care https://taxjusticenow.org/ https://imgur.com/t/mildly_interesting/xhYCQh4
Fiscal ship – play game from your
perspective and opposing perspective and see results – read every option and
info with arguments for and against them to choose best policies. http://fiscalship.org/faq.php#faq05
Logs due Friday.
Assignment Log
Portfolio self-evaluation
Log 5.1 Social democracy
Log 5.2 Military spending
Log 5.3 Federal taxing and spending
Log 5.4 Obama vs Nava
Log 5.5 Fiscal policy
Tax benefits,
exemptions, credits, rebates and deductions – Who pays taxes and who should
pay?
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/10-ways-rich-avoid-taxman/
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/10-ways-rich-avoid-taxman/
Regressive state and local taxes https://itep.org/whopays/ https://www.ocpp.org/2018/11/15/complete-reporting-worldwide-corporations/
Turn in logs 5.1-5.6
Assignment Log
Portfolio self-evaluation
Log 5.1 Social democracy
Log 5.2 Military spending
Log 5.3 Federal taxing and spending
Log 5.4 Obama vs Nava
Log 5.5 Fiscal policy
Log 5.6 Corporate tax
breaks
PARENT CONFERENCES ON
MONDAY NOV 25 for Mr. Nam
TURN IN LATE LOGS 5.1-5.6
Health Care: Federal and
State Fiscal policy, taxing and spending
https://www.axios.com/health-care-spending-2018-hospitals-doctors-drugs-economy-b520930a-0cd9-4c68-9dd1-f31cc08ec264.html
Premium: The purchase price of health insurance, typically paid every month.
Co-payment: The amount an insured person pays for each doctor's visit or procedure. (In the
U.S., insurance plans typically do not pay 100% of the cost).
Deductible: Many insurance plans require you to pay an initial set amount of your healthcare
costs before the insurance kicks in. Deductibles can range from $100 to $2,000 or more.
Health savings account: Money you are allowed to save in a special account that is not taxed as income.
This is helpful for middle or upper income people who have a lot of income to tax.
Tax credit: An amount you are allowed to subtract from the total income tax you owe.
Sometimes tax credits can be provided in advance, before taxes are due.
Medicare: The federal health insurance program that pays health expenses for those over 65
years old. It is paid for by employees and employers through a payroll tax.
Medicaid: A health insurance program for low-income people that is administered by states.
Single-payer: A health insurance system in which the government provides or administers health
insurance for everyone.
Should we rely on free market
for health care? Obamacare/ACA? Single-payer/Medicare for All?
How does the US system
compared to systems in other countries?
Film, questions
and discussion: Sick Around
the World (2008)
https://www.newsweek.com/united-states-health-care-rated-worst-637114 https://interactives.commonwealthfund.org/2017/july/mirror-mirror/
Assignment Log
PARENT CONFERENCES ON
MONDAY NOV 25 for Mr. Nam
Log 6.1 Sick Around the World
TURN IN LATE UNIT 5 LOGS, USE TUTOR TIME AND LUNCH FOR
HELP
Health Care: Federal and
State Fiscal policy, taxing and spending – Should we rely on free market for
health care?
Struggles with rising
Costs
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/11/691467587/americans-seek-cheaper-meds-in-mexico
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2019/03/massive-charges-227000-haunt-woman-after-emergency-out-of-network-ohsu-stay-for-heart-attack.html
Health Care
Survey
1. True or false: The basics of Obamacare were first
proposed by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation.
2. True or false: Obamacare enabled all Americans to
receive health insurance.
3. Among nations of the world, what is the U.S. rank for
expenditures per person for health care?
a) 6 b)
121 c)
1 d)
27
4. What is the rank of the United States in life expectancy (at
birth)?
a) 6 b)
121 c)
1 d)
26
5. What is the difference between Medicaid and Medicare?
a) There is no longer any difference
b) Medicare is mostly for older people; Medicaid mostly for
low–income people
c) Medicare is more expensive and covers such things as dental
care, and mental health care
d) Medicaid is more expensive and covers such things as eye care
and medical devices
e) Under Obamacare, Medicare covers everyone
6. Have you or someone in your family ever had problems getting the
healthcare that was needed? With billing?
7. Have you lived in another country or know people in other countries?
How does their health care system compare?
8. What is the difference
between health care and health insurance?
9. Is healthcare a human right?
Battle
for Health Care reading, questions (#2&4), discussion– Trumpcare vs
Obamacare vs Single Payer
Review portfolios
Assignment Log
PARENT
CONFERENCES ON MONDAY NOV 25 for Mr. Nam
Log 6.1 Sick Around the World
Log 6.2 Health care survey
Log 6.3 Battle for Health care
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