Poll: Most Oppose Tax on Junk Food This poll was taken as part of CBS News’ "Where America Stands" series‚ an in-depth look at where the country stands today on key topics and an outlook for the future decade. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most Americans want to lose weight‚ a new CBS News poll finds – but they do not favor a tax on junk food and do not believe that such a tax would help lower obersity. The poll results reveal that the vast
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Carbon tax A carbon tax is a form of carbon pricing. It is all about cutting the pollution and driving investment in cleaner energy sources‚ such as solar‚ gas and wind‚ along with new energy sources like geothermal and wave energy. Carbon taxes offer a potentially cost-effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They help to address the problem of emitters of greenhouse gases not facing the full (social) costs of their actions. Carbon taxes are a regressive tax‚ in that they disproportionally
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Whenever we think of Wal-Mart‚ what do we picture it as? Do we picture it as a community store where people love to shop at‚ or do we think of it as a store that has some crazy aspects to it? Whenever I think of Wal-Mart‚ I consider it as a store where lots of people love to shop at‚ and where sometimes‚ every once in a while‚ you look to see some crazy person. Wal-Mart has some causes for why it is here in our community‚ but there are some negative effects on the economy. Some causes and effects
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Everything and anything counted! So what supermarket did everyone rely on to save money? Walmart! Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and corporation employing 2.1 million people and approximately 1 percent of the United States (Smart Planet)‚ and usually is the place one would go to get the best deals‚ but is it really good for one’s local economy? There has been much controversy over the how Walmart affects not just the global economy but the local economy. One might believe that it’s good for
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4.4.1. Cultural distance Walmart did not have any impact on the religious sentiments of India compared to the food service corporations Like McDonalds. For example‚ before setting up the first restaurant in India McDonald’sspent eight years in studying Indian culture and adaptation strategies. There are several religious beliefs in India: Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and other religions. Walmart took religious diversity into account when entering the Indian market
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and the Bush Tax Cuts A and B” 1. The Tax Cut of 2008: * As a business person‚ would you have wanted your congressman to vote for the tax cut of 2008. As a business owner I would have wanted the tax cut of 2008. At this time the economy was stalling‚ we were still at war‚ and consumer spending was starting to slow. With the uncertainty of the future with a new president‚ I would have wanted the tax cut. After reading and learning about the impact that the 2008 tax cut had on revenues
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Walmart: Risk Factors and Financial Impact With all new product introductions‚ there are inherent risks to the organization. The largest risks to Walmart in their online grocery service line involve customer information protection/security‚ technology and financial viability. As customers enter their sensitive information online (demographic information and payment/account information)‚ Walmart becomes responsible for keeping this information secure and protected from online hackers. Customer’s
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suburban area with more than 1 million people‚
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too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government’ At the national level‚ government is organized on either federal or a unitary basis. Federal systems contain middle-level territorial units of government (states‚ provinces‚ regions) which have a guaranteed status in the constitution that gives them a degree of independence and autonomy from the central government. In contrast‚ Sub-central units of government in unitary states are the creatures of central government‚ which creates them
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The government’s main changes to fiscal or economic policy often tend to affect my life directly. The policy that has the greatest consequence to me personally is the tax policy. For instance‚ when the government makes changes to the payroll and income tax‚ this directly affects my purchasing power and quality of life (Kraft and Furlong‚ 2015). This reality is very real for me as each paycheck I cringe at how much is taken out my check for social programs such as Social Security or Medicaid. Kraft
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