3.4: Providing a Safety Net

Chapter 3 Section 4: Providing a Safety Net

• Checkpoint (p.69): What is the goal of the government welfare programs?
• Economics & You (p.69): Identify another way that the government may use your money to help somebody else.
• Checkpoint (p.71): Identify four programs that provide cash benefits to the poor.
• Checkpoint (p.72): How does the tax law provide an incentive to help the needy?
• Section 4 Assessment (p.72): # 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
• Roles of the Government (p.73): What are the roles of government?