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Public Speaking
Public Speaking Midterm
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Undergraduate 1
03/08/2012

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Frictional unemployment
Definition
Unemployment that occurs when people take time to find a job
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Seasonal Unemployment
Definition
occurs as a result of harvest schedules or vacations or when industries shut down for season
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Structural Unemployment
Definition
When workers skills do not match the jobs that are available
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Cyclical Unemployment
Definition
Rises during economic downturns & falls when the economy improves
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Unemployment Rate
Definition
The percentage of nations labor force that is unemployed
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Full employment
Definition
The level of employment reached when there is no cyclical unemployment
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Underemployment
Definition
Working at a job for which one is over qualified, or working part-time when full-time work is desired
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Inflation
Definition
A general increase in prices
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Price Index
Definition
A measurement that shows how the average price of standard group of goods changes over time
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Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Definition
A price index determined by measuring the price of a standard group of goods meant to represent the "market basket" of a typical urban consumer
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Poverty Threshold
Definition
The income level below which income is insufficient to support a family or household
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Enterprise Zone
Definition
Area where companies can locate free of certain local, state and federal taxes and restrictions
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Individual Income Tax
Definition
A tax on the value of a company's profits
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Proportional Tax
Definition
A tax for which the percentage of income paid in taxes remains the same for all income levels
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Regressive Tax
Definition
A tax for which the percentage of income paid in taxes decreases as income increases
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Withholding
Definition
Taking a tax payments out of an employee's before he or she receives it.
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FICA
Definition
Taxes that fund social security and medicare
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Social Security
Definition
Old-Age, survivors, and Disability insurance (mandatory)
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Medicare
Definition
A National health insurance program that helps pay for health
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Estate Tax
Definition
A tax on the estate or total value of the money and property, of a person who died
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Mandatory Spending
Definition
Spending on certain programs that is mandated, or required, by existing law
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Discretionary Spending
Definition
Spending category about which gov. panners can make choices
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Entitlement
Definition
Social welfare program that people are "entitled to" if they meet certain requirements
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