Payroll & Taxes Part 1

EQ 1 - How are gross pay and net pay different?
EQ 2 - How does the government spend our tax dollars?

1. Activator - Preview Survey
2. Identifying Key Vocabulary
1. Gross Pay, Net Pay, Wages, Taxes, Deductions
3. Previewing a Paystub - Click Here
4. How are these taxes used? - Where Did My Tax Dollars Go 
5. Partnership Activity
1. Choose one category where tax dollars are allocated
2. Create a poster to illustrate the components of your category
3. Share with the class
6. Assignment
1. Answer the EQs
2. Describe your opinion on how our federal income are dispersed.
1. Do you think the allocation is appropriate? Why or why not?
2. If you could change anything regarding how tax dollars are spent, what would you change?  Explain.