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TAX BASE: An item or activity that is subject to taxation. The most common tax bases are income, consumption, and wealth. The personal income tax and Social Security tax are two common taxes levied on the income base. Sales taxes are the most common taxes levied on the consumption base. Property taxes are the most common taxes levied on the wealth base.
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GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS Resource allocation activities that are more efficiently performed using the coercive government powers of taxation, spending, and regulatory authority than by private sector market exchanges. The most noted activities are (1) common defense; (2) education; (3) transportation; (4) public health and safety; (5) legal and judicial system; and (6) money.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time surfing the Internet hoping to buy either pink cotton balls or a genuine down-filled comforter. Be on the lookout for neighborhood pets, especially belligerent parrots.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court!
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"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." -- Maya Angelou, Poet and Author
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