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91) The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and the Canada Social : 1384338
91) The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and the Canada Social Transfer (CST) refer to transfer payments made by the federal government to
A) the Medicare program.
B) individuals.
C) specific social programs.
D) municipal governments.
E) provincial governments.
92) Which of the following areas of spending account for the largest portion of total Canadian government expenditures?
A) equalization payments
B) defence spending
C) subsidies to Canadian businesses
D) social services
E) interest payments on public debt
93) Which of the following statements about the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and the Canada Social Transfer (CST) is correct?
A) The federal government makes the CHT and the CST annually to the provinces, who are legally bound to spend on the funds for their intended purposes.
B) The federal government makes the CHT and CST annually to the provinces, who in turn make transfers to individuals according to need.
C) The federal government makes the CHT and CST annually to the provinces for spending on health and social programs, but the provinces are free to spend the funds as they wish.
D) The CHT and CST are both components of equalization payments from the federal to provincial governments.
E) The CHT and CST are demogrants that are transferred annually from the federal government to individuals residing in regions of Canada that lack adequate access to health and education programs.
94) The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and the Canada Social Transfer (CST) are allocated to provinces
A) according to the tax base of the province.
B) on an equal per capita basis.
C) according to the tax base and age structure of the province and its population.
D) on an equal per capita basis after subtracting any equalization payments payable to the province.
E) according to the different health and social needs of each province.
95) The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) is scheduled to grow at a(n) ________% annual rate until 2017, and after 2017 at an annual rate ________.
A) 6; equal to GDP growth
B) 4; of 2%
C) 4; equal to the rate of increase of provincial health-care expenditures
D) 8; of 6%
E) 8; of 4%
96) In Canada, post-secondary education is
A) a provincial responsibility, funded by property taxes.
B) a form of transfer payment.
C) a provincial responsibility not funded by the federal government.
D) a form of equalization payment across geographic boundaries.
E) a provincial responsibility, funded almost completely from provincial budgets.
97) In Canada, publicly provided health care is
A) purely a public good.
B) a form of transfer payment across regions.
C) an externality.
D) funded through equalization payments across geographic boundaries.
E) a provincial responsibility, funded partially by the federal government.
98) In Canada, public primary and secondary education
A) are exclusive federal responsibilities.
B) are funded by provincial governments, but managed by local school boards.
C) have eliminated illiteracy in Canada.
D) are funded by government as an income redistribution plan.
E) are purely public goods.
99) If all university students had to pay the full cost of their education,
A) the federal debt could be eliminated.
B) they would probably choose less education than what is socially optimal.
C) the economic efficiency of the higher education system would be greatly enhanced.
D) vertical equity would be enhanced, since university students would internalize the externalities of their educations.
E) horizontal equity would be worsened because university students in general come from the lowest-income families.
100) One equity-based argument against government subsidies for post-secondary education is that
A) the subsidy is essentially a transfer from lower-income, non-university-trained taxpayers to potentially higher-income-earning university students.
B) few externalities are involved.
C) relative to the federal contribution, the provincial contribution to higher education is too high.
D) they would encourage people not to seek employment.
E) only the individual achieves economic advantages from his or her education.
