| A | B |
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| Social Security tax | Government insurance that is used mainly to pay income to retired people, disabled people, widows and widowers. |
| income tax | A tax on the income a person earns. |
| sales tax | A tax levied on most items sold in a state. |
| tariff | A tax on products imported from foreign countries. |
| excise tax | Tax on luxury items, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and gasoline. |
| estate tax | Tax on all the wealth a person leaves. |
| fines | Money paid by a citizen as a penalty for breaking certain laws. |
| user fee | A charge for the use of a product. |
| proportional tax | A tax that takes the same percentage of all incomes. |
| progressive tax | Tax that takes a larger percentage from higher incomes than from lower incomes. |
| regressive tax | Tax that takes a larger percentage from lower incomes than from higher incomes. |
| gift tax | A tax that must be paid by any person giving a gift worth more than a certain amount. |
