27 April 1 May

Class spent the week analyzing documents and policies related to taxes and wealth distribution.

Students will have an analytical poster assignment due on Monday, May 11th. To complete that assignment students began work on the following on Thursday / Friday:

Comparison of Liberal and Conservative Views on Tax Policy and Income and Wealth Distribution

Name __________________________________________ Date _____________________ Period ________

You are to create a set of Venn Diagrams that show how liberals and conservatives view economic issues similarly and differently. You have three sets of documents, the first set “”Tax Policy in The United States” consists of graphs (factual data); the second set are nine graphs and policy analysis by Datatools.org (liberal analysis of factual data; and the third set is from Sen. Marco Rubio and the Republican Party (conservative POV). Because their Points of View are often very different you may have to recognize discussion of similar concepts under different titles (for example “Corporate Taxes” & “American Competiveness” address similar parts of our economic system from different points of view; another example is “Balance the Budget” and “Federal Policies to Promote Asset Building”).

Begin with a diagram that shows basic assumptions and values of liberals and conservatives.

 Liberals Conservatives

Next you will need to look at both the titles and the subject matter of the graphs as well as the names of ideas and the actual policies being proposed in the conservative documents.

Use the space below to identify topics that both sets of documents address (including those listed above). Then work in your groups to make Venn Diagrams that shows similarities and differences in liberal and conservative opinions about the issue. The Tax Policy graphs may be useful in this analysis. Each diagram should have a title; different people may give different titles to the diagram based on their own understanding and beliefs about the issue.

On the back, make a list of titles and topics addressed and sources of info to consult you will need to turn in at least three diagrams. You will need at least four (4) for an “A”