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Aug 31, 2020

Interactive Monday: 2 Interactives on State Taxes Show How It's Collected and How It's Spent

"Pew has an excellent interactive that allows users to compare from one state to another how revenues are collected. This Census Bureau interactive allows users to see how their state spends taxes collected, and compare states. There are lots of possibilities for prompts for this in a personal finance or economics class, such as: 
  • In what ways does your state collect and reallocate tax dollars? 
  • How does that impact you? 
  • How does that impact everyday people? 
  • How does our state compare to other states? 

About the Author

Brian Page

Making a difference in the lives of students through financial capability is Brian’s greatest passion. He comes to NGPF after fifteen years of public school teaching where he was the ‘11 Ohio Department of Education recipient of a Milken National Educator Award, the CEE Forbes Award winner, and a Money Magazine/CNN "Money Hero". He served on the working group for President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. He has private school experience as a Trustee for the Cincinnati Country Day School and was a past Ohio Jump$tart President. Brian holds a BBA and M.Ed. When Brian isn’t working alongside his NGPF teammates he is likely spending time with his wife, three children, and dog; hiking, or watching Ohio State football.

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