首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a cor
Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a cor
admin
2013-09-23
42
问题
Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the "death" market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with the most taxes.
Taxes consist of the money which people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States; federal, state, and city; therefore , there are three types of taxes.
Salaried people who earn more than a few thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal government. The percentage varies from person to person. It depends on their salaries. The federal government has a graduated income tax, that is, the percentage of the tax(14 to 70 percent)increases as a person’s income increases. With the high cost of taxes, people are not very happy on April 15, when the federal taxes are due.
The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, North Dakota, or any of the other forty-seven states. Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government. Of course, the percentage for the state tax is lower. Other states have a sales tax, which is a percentage charged to any item which you buy in that state. For example, a person might want to buy a packet of cigarettes for twenty-five cents. If there is a sales tax of eight percent in that state, then the cost of the cigarettes is twenty-seven cents. This figure includes the sales tax. Some states use income tax in addition to sales tax to raise: their revenues. The state tax laws are diverse and confusing.
The third tax is for the city. This tax comes in two forms; property tax(people who own a home have to pay taxes on it)and excise tax, which is charged on cars in a city. The cities use these funds for education, police and fire departments, public works and municipal buildings.
Since Americans pay such high taxes, they often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxes. People always complain about taxes. They often protest that the government uses their tax dollars in the wrong way. They say that it spends too much on useless and impractical programs. Although Americans have different views on many issues, they tend to agree on one subject: taxes are too high.
Which one is CORRECT about the percentage for the federal tax and the state tax?
选项
A、They have the same percentage.
B、The percentage for the state tax is higher than that for the federal tax.
C、The percentage for the federal tax is higher than that for the state tax.
D、It is not mentioned in the passage.
答案
C
解析
细节题。从第四段第三句“Of course,the percentage for the state tax is lower.”可以判断出,联邦税的比例要比州税的比例大,因此选[C]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/VJLK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.【C1】______inthe1900smostA
Withover1.5millionelderlyanddependentadultsnowlivinginnursinghomesthroughoutthecountry,abuseand______hasbeco
TheMastersofBusinessAdministration(MBA),thebestknownbusinessschoollabel,isanintroductiontogeneralmanagement.Th
Somediseasesare______bycertainwateranimals.
Hetoldavery_______________storyabouthisadventureintheAfricandesert.
WeatherintheWorldBecomesWarmtoExhaustwithGreenhouseGasItwastimetogetcreative.In2006,aheadofgovernment
Knowingisdiscipline-specific;itdefinesallthosethingswecometolearnwhenwepursuethecraftofourparticulartraining
What’sthemostseriousproblemAfricannationsarefacing?
WhathadSouthAfricanAmbassadorKumaloexpecttheSecurityCounciltodo?
Thetreatmentwillcontinueuntilthepatientreachesthepoint______hecanwalkcorrectlyandsafely.
随机试题
肾上腺素激动_______________受体,使支气管平滑肌明显松弛;激动_______________受体,呼吸道血管收缩,毛细血管通透性降低,水肿减轻;抑制_______________释放过敏物质。
Almosteveryonehasahobby.Ahobbycanbe【C1】______peopleliketodointheirsparetime.Ahobbycan【C2】______themwithinter
A.共模抑制比高B.心电图机线性功能好C.基线的漂移小D.机内噪声小E.灵敏度高记录描笔处于各种位置时,输入相同的方波信号描笔偏转的幅度相同,说明
A公司是一家在上交所上市的公司。该公司2010年度利润分配以及资本公积转增股本实施公告中披露的分配方案主要信息为:每10股送6股派发现金股利2元(含税,送股和现金股利按10%代扣个人所得税),转增4股。该公司在实施利润分配前,所有者权益情况如下:
全面质量管理体现了全新的质量观念,它强调产品质量是制造出来的,也是检验出来的。()
我国海域广阔,有四大海域,从南到北排列依次为:
下颌阻生牙分类的依据是()。
某教学管理数据库中,学生、课程关系模式和主键分别为:S(学号,姓名,性别,家庭住址,电话),关系S的主键为学号;C(课程号,课程名,学分),关系C的主键为课程号。假设一个学生可以选择多门课程,一门课程可以由多个学生选择。一旦学生选择某门课程必定有该课程的成
请在【答题】菜单下选择【进入考生文件夹】命令,并按照题目要求完成下面的操作。注意:以下的文件必须保存在考生文件夹下。文慧是新东方学校的人力资源培训讲师,负责对新入职的教师进行入职培训,其PowerPoint演示文稿的制作水平广受好评。最
Thenewsitemmainlyconcerns______inHongKong.
最新回复
(
0
)