The Federal Workforce and Executive Branch by Miranda Eplin https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w Made with a quick smile en-us 2017-11-09 22:29:02 UTC 2026-02-22 19:26:08 UTC hello@padlet.com How does federal bureaucracy regulate individuals, communities and businesses? miranda_eplin https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w/wish/205530796 The bureaucracy regulates each of these things through it’s fifteen departments: the Departments of State, Treasury, Interior, Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Labor, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security. Each of these are enforced through the executive branch by their state/federal law enforcements.]]> 2017-11-09 22:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w/wish/205530796 Our Tax Money miranda_eplin https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w/wish/205530993 Our tax money goes towards the following: Medicare and health; Social Security, unemployment and labor; food and agriculture; veterans' benefits; and transportation.

More than half goes towards Social Security.]]> 2017-11-09 22:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w/wish/205530993 How does this Stabilize the economy? miranda_eplin https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w/wish/205531743 There is an economic policy called the Automatic Stabilizer. Which come from mostly personal and corporate taxes. The government uses these to prevent the negative consequences relating to unexpectedly high growth rates or recessions in the economy. For example, as an individual taxpayer earns higher wages, his additional income may be subjected to higher tax rates based on the current tiered structure. And vise versa.]]> 2017-11-09 22:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w/wish/205531743 In a nutshell miranda_eplin https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w/wish/205532582 If you make more money, usually your taxes are higher. And those taxes go towards the needs of other people. And if you don't make a lot, taxes are usually lower. It can also vary on how many kids you have, and where you live as well. But these taxes are in place to make sure the economy doesn't plummet.]]> 2017-11-09 22:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/miranda_eplin/a3g1ssp2xz6w/wish/205532582