Question 1

You are a social work advocate for low-income families with children. There is a proposal in your city to provide increased funding for housing assistance for your target population, to be funded through an increase in the sales tax on food. Should you support or oppose this proposal? Why?

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Question 2

Explain the wisdom of (1) the Obama Administration's economic stimulus package according to Keynesian economics and (2) the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Then, critique these two policies based on supply-side economics.

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Question 3

How would our understanding of the role of the federal government in social policy change if we considered tax expenditures alongside direct expenditures?

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Question 4

What are two benefits and two limitations of social enterprises? Provide an example of a social enterprise you see as a promising intervention.

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Quiz 4: The Economic and Political Contexts

You are a social work advocate for low-income families with children. There is a proposal in your city to provide increased funding for housing assistance for your target population, to be funded through an increase in the sales tax on food. Should you support or oppose this proposal? Why?

Explain the wisdom of (1) the Obama Administration's economic stimulus package according to Keynesian economics and (2) the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Then, critique these two policies based on supply-side economics.

How would our understanding of the role of the federal government in social policy change if we considered tax expenditures alongside direct expenditures?

What are two benefits and two limitations of social enterprises? Provide an example of a social enterprise you see as a promising intervention.