3155+Economic+policy+for+business+&+public

= = =**Take-home learning assignment on government spending, September 15**=

Locate current and/or historical data for ONE of the following:


 * 1) 1. Federal government spending by function
 * 2) 2. Federal government spending by department
 * 3) 3. State and local spending or state-only spending by function
 * 4) 4. Federal government sources of funds (taxes by type, etc)
 * 5) 5. State government sources of funds (generally, Pennsylvania, NJ, etc)
 * 6) 6. Local government sources of funds (Philadelphia, etc)
 * 7) 7. US and OECD nation tax rates on business
 * 8) 8. US and OECD nation tax rates on employees
 * 9) 9. US and OECD nation payroll taxes
 * 10) 10. US and OECD taxes on capital (investments)

Summarize your findings in one page or less. Be prepared to share it with the class and offer a brief comment.

__Suggested sources__ · The Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/federal_govt_finances_employment.html · US Budget website http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/ · OECD tax database: http://www.oecd.org/ctp/taxdatabase

= = = = = = = = = = =Public opinion--enthusiastic, sympathetic or hostile to free markets?= See for example the following excerpt from an [|FT/Harris Poll]:

TABLE 1 CAPITALIST ECONOMY "Now we would like to ask you some questions on [Great Britain’s, France’s, Germany’s, Italy’s, Spain’s, United States’] economy. Do you think a free-market, capitalist economy (an economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, with limited government regulation or fear of monopolies) is the best economic system or not?" Base: All EU adults in five countries and US adults Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
 * || Great Britain || France || Italy || Spain || Germany || United States ||
 * Yes || 35 || 34 || 36 || 49 || 48 || 49 ||
 * No || 21 || 38 || 44 || 21 || 30 || 17 ||
 * Not sure || 44 || 28 || 20 || 30 || 21 || 34 ||
 * Not sure || 44 || 28 || 20 || 30 || 21 || 34 ||