Chapter 8- the impact of society on family decisions

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Chapter 8: the impact of society on family decisions Individuals and the tax system Primary types of tax benefits: - Income tax: taxes made on income you make  benefit that comes around every year per pay check and see if you get anything back the next year - Social security: once you become to retirement age you get a monthly benefit dictated on how much you put into the system - Medicare: healthcare for the elderly, 65 of age and older Federal taxes support - Public benefits: benefits open to the public Ex: SNAP, public housing (section 8), WIC - Military expenses: veterans receive medical assistance, education assistance, housing, etc - Federal funded programs:  indirectly impacted by Ex: NASA  directly impacted by ex: agricultural State taxes fund - public programs ex: voucher system, state highway administration (gets trash off highways) - community programs: communities may ask for a state grant for help with a neighborhood, programs for a community park or recycle day - parks and public resources: state parks, resources that help people with their property taxes, libraries Benefits of social security taxes Deferred benefits include: - Retirement benefits  Born before 1938, retirement age is 65 and after 1960 retirement age is 67

- Disability benefits  Prospective recipient must wait 6 months to receive benefits and undergo and evaluation to document the disability - Family and survivor benefits  Benefits for care for those under 18 who lose their parents due to death OASDI/EE: Old Age Survivor Disability Insurance Employer Employee Medicare - Health insurance for individuals that are 65 years of age or older - Employers pay 1.45% of their income - Employers pay 1.45% to match emplyers Public programs - Tax dollars are support and financing - Higher level accountability as fairness, equity, and distribution - Require some degree of qualification for families to qualify Private programs - Funded through contributions and donations - More or less discriminatory due to the goals of the organization - Require some degree of qualification for families to qualify  St. Jude’s Children Hospital  National Negro College Fund  Habitat for Humanity  Ways to Work  Franciscan Center Services dedicated for the elderly - Home delivered meals ( meals on wheels) - Housing: nursing homes, retirement communities, senior housing buildings - Food and nutrition programs: eating together - Transportation: mobility services to transport to health and medical appointments - Adult day care - Legal services: help seniors get wills - Health promotion programs : smoking sensation classes, screenings 2

Ex spousal beneift  An individual must: Been married for at least 10 years or more Not remarried At least 62 years old and Not be eligible for an equal or higher benefit of his or her own or someone else’s Food programs } SNAP } School Lunch Programs } Breakfast Programs } Summer Lunch Programs Education Factors for family involvement 3 Federal level 10% funds public education Headed by 3 Departments: 1) Dept. Of Education 2) Dept. of Health & Human Services and 3) Dept. of Agriculture Development of Head start and Early Head start programs for low income families State Level Centralize curriculum Teach licensure and training Create special education expectations Budgeting Communit y Level Daily operations Budgeting by local school boards Financial management Policymaking by local school boards and the voting citizens

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- Decreases as child gets older - Barriers of family involvement Alternatives to public schooling } Home schooling } Private schooling } Charter schooling 4