According to the u. s. census bureau (), the median household income in the united states was $23,618 in 1985, $34,076 in 1995, $46,326 in 2005, and $57,230 in 2015. in purchasing power terms, how did family income compare in each of those four years? you will need to know that the cpi (multiplied by 100, 1982–1984 = 100) was 107.6 in 1985, 152.4 in 1995, 195.3 in 2005, and 237.0 in 2015

How is a proportional tax different from a progressive tax? a. a proportional tax decreases with income level, but a progressive tax increases with income level. b. a proportional tax increases with income level, but a progressive tax decreases with income level. c. a proportional tax increases with income level, but a progressive tax is the same percentage for all. d. a proportional tax is the same percentage for all, but a progressive tax increases with income level.

You want to have $80,000 in your savings account 11 years from now, and you’re prepared to make equal annual deposits into the account at the end of each year. if the account pays 6.30 percent interest, what amount must you deposit each year? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)

Which of the following is likely not a benefit of requiring a grand jury to listen to and examine all of the evidence against a person suspected of committing a serious crime and then independently deciding whether or not to hand down an indictment? 1.the grand jury system provides the accused another safeguard against being sent to trial and facing conviction based on flawed evidence. 2.the members of the grand jury are drawn from the community and are empowered to render independent decisions about whether or not the government has collected enough evidence to bring an individual to trial. 3.the grand jury’s decision can provide prosecutors insight into what is necessary to build a sufficient case if a similar crime is presented later. 4.the grand jury is impaneled to rubber-stamp prosecutors’ cases, which makes it possible for more cases to reach trial.