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Pennsylvania's Cigarette Taxes

They want this because of traffic congestion in cities in addition to the problem of pollution. Raising taxes on gas promotes car ...

1930s' Decline of Great Britain

Imperial rule of the colonies was being demonstrated, perhaps over confidence following the 1857 mutiny which had been put down, w...

Australia and U.S. Central Banks and Monetary Policy

open market (Smith, 2001). The Federal Reserve credits the accounts of the dealers and banks from whom they purchase securities (S...

E-Commerce, Tax Revenues and Physical Stores

Internet sales would result in decreased sales at traditional brick-and-mortar stores (1999). That seems to make logical sense if ...

Social Welfare and Poverty in Michigan

social welfare policy is as follows: "The Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy is jointly managed by the Schools...

Cyberterrorism Danger

electrical grid of a major city and knock it out, causing power disruptions and paralyzing a city. That same "hacker" could break ...

New York State Constitution Creation

Boston Tea Party well and was suspicious of the federal governments plan for taxation. Still, when all is said and done, the bril...

Biography of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

other first ladies of this or any other time. The concept of first lady leadership is easy to define, but it is not as easy to ex...

Hispanic Community, Health Care, and Government

its critics -- has been a goal of the U.S. government for many, many years and, for the most part, has had the support of most of ...

U.S. and EU Banking Compared

nature, is ever-changing and with the major changes that have been seen in the past few decades -- the end of the Cold War, the bo...

Careers in the US State Department- IT Security

It seeks an Information Technology Specialist to design and implement functional goals and protocols "for the rapid sharing and st...

Graham E. Fuller's Article on Nation State Weaknesses

as he feels this will cause "endless subdivision of states," possibly doubling, or even tripling the membership of the UN (1997, p...

Proposition 184

drug. Said former Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Robert Bonner, "A very, very large percentage of those dealing in crack c...

Article Interpretation

understand what this perspective means. Realism may be seen as a conservative ideology (Newman, 1998). In a realism perspective we...

Wallerstein's Theory of World Systems

most developed are powerful and this allows them to determine the type of governance that fosters their continued power (Martin, 2...

Chuang Tzu and Socrates on State Obedience versus Self Interest

own life? Not all philosophers would agree with the path he ultimately chose. First, it is important to keep in mind that practi...

U.S. 'Wealthfare' is a Bad Idea

According to a survey released by Essential Information in 1994, it was estimated that U.S. tax payers would pay more in 1994 for ...

Dawn Blair's American ‘2014' and George Orwell's ‘1984'

ironically producing a version of 1984 that runs afoul of government censors. Orwells 1984 has served as a frightening reminder...

America's Waste Management Services

Figure 1 shows the position in 2001. Figure 1 US Waste Management Industry in 2001 (Repa, 2001) Sector Number of Organizations A...

U.S. Healthcare Policy

of many attempts at generating what would hopefully evolve into a comprehensive U.S. healthcare policy for all Americans, but the ...

Policies of Maryland Schools and Dangerous Weapons

"dangerous weapon". The legal definition of "dangerous weapon" is pretty much consistent across states. In Maryland, the t...

Zip Code 11572 and Abuse of Alcohol and Drugs

alcohol prior to being 20 years of age and most of these individuals state (47 percent) state that they began substance abuse with...

Border Control: United States and Mexico

clearly has an affect on taxing in the United States. And, the taxing is not just involved through the situations noted above, but...

Hendrick Hudson v. Rowley (1982)

the States must fulfill in order to receive federal funds under the Education of the Handicapped Act (subsequently referred as "th...

Impact of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on U.S. Businesses

that giving of gifts is one way in which a U.S.-based company could likely gain a competitive advantage over a foreign entity. In ...

'Pox Americana' by Elizabeth Fenn

for my country. I want to first let you know that I thoroughly enjoy working for such a prestigious agency, but we are living in...

Late Twentieth Century History and Politics of Chile

of reasons, would spin into an economic plummet. One of these reasons was the collapse of the nitrate market, a market which has...

Oil and World Politics

as though the U.S. seems to want control over much of the energy -- as evidenced by whats going on in Russia now. When Russian Pre...

Post American Revolution Minority Creditors' Oppression

After the British left the shores of America, the young country was faced with how to keep their economy afloat. Credit became one...

An Argument For the War on Drugs

as criminals who should be locked up, drug users in Europe are more likely to be invited to participate in society...Heavy users a...