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DetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesWarm-upQuestionsEnglishSong—Money,Money,MoneyWho’sWhoADebateBackgroundInformationSalvationArmyTheRedKettleChristmasCampaignWal-MartPersonalIncomeTaxintheUSBR_mainDetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_SalvationArmy1SalvationArmy☆aChristiancharityandsocialservicesorganization☆foundedbyWilliamBoothandhiswifeCatherineBoothinLondonin1865☆gotthenamebecauseofapopularsayingthat“TheChristianMissionisavolunteerarmy.”☆Nearly33millionAmericansreceivehelpfromitannually.DetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_SalvationArmy2ItisaChristiancharityandsocialservicesorganizationfoundedbyWilliamBoothandhiswifeCatherineBoothinLondonin1865,whichlaterexpandedaroundtheworld.Originallyknownas“TheChristianMission”,theorganizationwasrenamed“SalvationArmy”in1878thankstoapopularsayingthat“TheChristianMissionisavolunteerarmy.”Nearly33millionAmericansreceiveassistancefromTheSalvationArmyeachyear.Peoplecanhelpbydonatingmoney,usedcars,airlinemileages,usedclothesandfurnitureforsaleatSalvationArmy’sthriftstores,andtime.DetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_TheRedKettleChristmasCampaign1Volunteersputaredkettleataprominentplaceofpublicgatheringandringabelltourgepassers-bytodropmoneyintothekettleinthespiritofChristmas.TheRedKettleChristmasCampaignDetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_TheRedKettleChristmasCampaign2ItwasfirststartedinSanFranciscoin1891,thecampaign,duringwhichvolunteersputaredkettleataprominentplaceofpublicgatheringsuchastheentrancetoashoppingmallandringabelltourgepassers-bytodropmoneyintothekettleinthespiritofChristmas,hastraditionallybeenTheSalvationArmy’smostprominentfund-raiser.DetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_Wal-Mart1Wal-MartDetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_Wal-Mart2FounderSamuelMooreWalton(SamWalton)Foundingtime1962CharacteristicsGuidingphilosophyofthefounderTooffercustomersawideselectionofgoodsatadiscountedpriceThelargestprivateemployerandthelargestgroceryretailerintheUnitedStatesDetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_Wal-Mart3DetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_Wal-Mart4FoundedbySamWaltonin1962,Wal-Martstores,Inc.isanAmericanpubliccorporationthatrunsachainoflarge,discountdepartmentstores.NowthecompanyisthelargestprivateemployerandthelargestgroceryretailerintheUnitedStates.SamWalton’sguidingphilosophyforhisstoresfromthebeginningwastooffercustomersawideselectionofgoodsatadiscountedprice.Wal-Martexpandedintoothercountriesinthe1990s,includingCanada,Mexico,Brazil,Argentina,IndonesiaandChina.DetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_PersonalIncomeTaxintheUS1aprogressivetaxonthetaxableincomefromthefederalgovernmentoftheUSpersonalincometaxesfromsomestateandmunicipalgovernmentsindividualPersonalIncomeTaxintheUSDetailedReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingBeforeReadingDetailedReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesBR_PersonalIncomeTaxintheUS2PersonalIncomeTaxintheUSThefederalgovernmentoftheUnitedStatesimposesaprogressivetaxonthetaxableincomeofindividuals.Somestateandmunicipalgovernmentsalsoimposepersonalincometaxes.Aprogressivetaxisataxbywhichthetaxrateincreasesasthetaxableamountincreases,wherepeoplewithmoredisposableincome,orpeopleinahigherincomebracket,payahigherpercentageofthatincomeintaxthanthosewithlessincome,orinalowerincomebracket.AfterReadingSupplementaryReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingBeforeReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesGR_mainPartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesDR_Text1ALifeFullofRichesItwasearlyDecember2003,myfirstseasonasaSalvationArmybellringer,whenIwasconfrontedwiththequestion.IwasstandingjustoutsidethedoorwayofaWal-Mart,offeringa“thankyou”andasmiletoeachpersonwhodroppedadonationintomyredkettle.KarlR.GreenAneatlydressedwomanandheryoungsonwalkeduptothekettlestand.Whileshesearchedherpurseforsomecash,theboylookedupatme.Icanstillseetheconfusionandcuriosityinhiseyesasheasked,“Areyoupoor?”GlobalReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit2ValuesUnit2ValuesDR_Text2“Well,”Istammered,tryingtothink,“Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers.”Hismotherscoldedhimforthesocialno-no,andtheyhurriedofftodotheirshopping.Hisquestion,however,didnotleaveme.I’veneverthoughtofmyselfas“poor,”butIcan’tdenycertainfacts.EverytimeIfillou