Progressive Tax Rates Around the World
Former Assistant Commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, John Early compared progressive tax rates and value-added taxes in the United States to other industrialized countries.
Description
Former Assistant Commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, John Early compared progressive tax rates and value-added taxes in the United States to other industrialized countries.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain the two types of taxes that Mr. Early discusses.
- How are taxes on goods and services implemented in the United States?
- What is a progressive tax? How does this compare to a proportional tax rate?
- How does the progressive tax system in the United States compare to those in Europe?
- Where does much of the tax revenue come from in many European countries?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Excise Tax
- Income Tax
- Payroll Tax
- Proportional Taxes
- Sales Tax
- Value-added Tax