Title: Lesson 1.5: What Are Taxes For? (Classroom Resource)
Course: Kentucky Sample Personal Finance Curriculum > Section: Unit 1: Careers, Education & Income

Description: Students participate in an activity that demonstrates the difference between private and public goods to show why it is necessary for the government to provide some goods and services. They also participate in an activity to understand why the government redistributes some tax revenue as income to others.

- Go to Making Personal Finance Decisions Curriculum Unit.
- Click HERE to access “Lesson 4A: What Are Taxes For? (pdf) and the accompanying PowerPoint slides.