Question 1

A dollar reduction in benefits as a result of a dollar income from working is a

Accepted Answer

A)  50% tax rate. 
B)  75% tax rate. 
C)  22.5% tax rate. 
D)  100% tax rate. 
A)  50% tax rate. 
B)  75% tax rate. 
C)  22.5% tax rate. 
D)  100% tax rate. D

Question 2

The majority of government programs designed to help poor families consists of direct cash payments.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain B

Question 3

Over the years,there have been many programs designed to help the poor.One of the more popular ones has been the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).What makes this program so popular?

Accepted Answer

Unlike other programs,participants in EITC are working and contributing to society.The skills and contacts made through working,helps in the efforts to keep these people from slipping further into poverty.

Question 4

Providing housing decreases the incentive for the poor to find their own.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain

Question 5

Federal job training programs

Accepted Answer

A)  help provide job market skills to those in poverty. 
B)  have been overwhelmingly effective in helping those in poverty. 
C)  cost very little money per person participating. 
D)  all of these answer options are correct. 
A)  help provide job market skills to those in poverty. 
B)  have been overwhelmingly effective in helping those in poverty. 
C)  cost very little money per person participating. 
D)  all of these answer options are correct.

Question 6

Workfare requires able-bodied individuals to participate in work-related activities in order to receive transfer payments.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain

Question 7

The switch from AFDC to TANF took place in

Accepted Answer

A)  1937. 
B)  1986. 
C)  1996. 
D)  1998. 
A)  1937. 
B)  1986. 
C)  1996. 
D)  1998.

Question 8

Under TANF,at least 50% of single mother recipients and 90% of two-parent families must be working or in work preparation programs.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain

Question 9

Only about a quarter of the population eligible for housing subsidies actually receives them.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain

Question 10

Increasing the wage rate will cause people to work more.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain

Question 11

The gross replacement rate is

Accepted Answer

A)  the proportion of pretax earnings replaced by unemployment insurance. 
B)  a rate of employment in key sectors of the economy. 
C)  the percentage of each paycheck that is removed for unemployment insurance. 
D)  the rate that tax receipts are used to cover tax expenditures. 
E)  none of these answer options are correct. 
A)  the proportion of pretax earnings replaced by unemployment insurance. 
B)  a rate of employment in key sectors of the economy. 
C)  the percentage of each paycheck that is removed for unemployment insurance. 
D)  the rate that tax receipts are used to cover tax expenditures. 
E)  none of these answer options are correct.

Question 12

Poor people who participate in job training programs are more successful in leaving poverty.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain

Question 13

Expenditures on major need-tested programs from the federal government for medical care amounted to _____ in 2009.

Accepted Answer

A)  $98.1 
B)  $28.8 
C)  $46.9 
D)  $200.0 
E)  none of these answer options are correct. 
A)  $98.1 
B)  $28.8 
C)  $46.9 
D)  $200.0 
E)  none of these answer options are correct.

Question 14

The Head Start program

Accepted Answer

A)  has been successful in fostering better levels of school attainment. 
B)  began in 1965. 
C)  provides preschool activities for 4 and 5 year old disadvantaged students. 
D)  all of these answer options are correct. 
A)  has been successful in fostering better levels of school attainment. 
B)  began in 1965. 
C)  provides preschool activities for 4 and 5 year old disadvantaged students. 
D)  all of these answer options are correct.

Question 15

Unemployment taxes are collected from both employees and employers.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain

Question 16

Voucher programs for housing

Accepted Answer

A)  provide rent vouchers for existing housing stock. 
B)  are underutilized with a surplus of housing stock. 
C)  provide down payment assistance to purchase homes. 
D)  are known as Section 8. 
A)  provide rent vouchers for existing housing stock. 
B)  are underutilized with a surplus of housing stock. 
C)  provide down payment assistance to purchase homes. 
D)  are known as Section 8.

Question 17

Medicaid is the most expensive program that the government runs that provides benefits to the poor.

Accepted Answer

A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain 
A)  True 
B)  False 
C)  Uncertain

Question 18

Under TANF,the time limit for receiving benefits during a lifetime is

Accepted Answer

A)  12 years. 
B)  13 weeks. 
C)  60 months. 
D)  5 months. 
A)  12 years. 
B)  13 weeks. 
C)  60 months. 
D)  5 months.

Question 19

What are some of the drawbacks,as you see them,to a program like Workfare?

Accepted Answer

Workfare requires a good deal of monitor

Question 20

In New York,a welfare recipient can earn $90 per month without having her benefits reduced.Beyond $90,benefits are reduced by 57 cents for every dollar of earnings.Consider Jackie,a resident of New York,who can earn $10 per hour.If she does not work at all,she is eligible for welfare benefits of $577.
(A)If she works 10 hours,how much are her work earnings,how much is her welfare benefits,and how much is her total income?
(B)After Jackie works a certain number of hours,she does not receive any benefits at all.What is that number of hours?

Accepted Answer

(A)If Jackie works 10 hours at $10 per h

Exam 13: Expenditure Programs for the Poor

A dollar reduction in benefits as a result of a dollar income from working is a

The majority of government programs designed to help poor families consists of direct cash payments.

Over the years,there have been many programs designed to help the poor.One of the more popular ones has been the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).What makes this program so popular?

Providing housing decreases the incentive for the poor to find their own.

Federal job training programs

Workfare requires able-bodied individuals to participate in work-related activities in order to receive transfer payments.

The switch from AFDC to TANF took place in

Under TANF,at least 50% of single mother recipients and 90% of two-parent families must be working or in work preparation programs.

Only about a quarter of the population eligible for housing subsidies actually receives them.

Increasing the wage rate will cause people to work more.

The gross replacement rate is

Poor people who participate in job training programs are more successful in leaving poverty.

Expenditures on major need-tested programs from the federal government for medical care amounted to _____ in 2009.

The Head Start program

Unemployment taxes are collected from both employees and employers.

Voucher programs for housing

Medicaid is the most expensive program that the government runs that provides benefits to the poor.

Under TANF,the time limit for receiving benefits during a lifetime is

What are some of the drawbacks,as you see them,to a program like Workfare?

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