to cut cost and raise prices. The USPS is trying to do both‚ but it requires Congressional approval and some simple economics. Here is what should be done in solving this problem. 1. Raise prices. Allow modest price changes without Congressional approval. If the prices change within the cost of living change or close the USPS should be able to implement them without wasting time and taxpayer money on a Congressional approval. The United States Postal Service does not charge enough for the service
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The Sand Creek Massacre and the Massacre of My Lai The Sand Creek massacre refers to the killings and post-mortem mutilations of many members of the southern band of Cheyennes led by Black Kettle and the band of Arapahoes led by Left Hand at Sand Creek in Colorado on and after November 29‚ 1864. The number of those killed numbered from 100 to 500 within these materials. Some witnesses‚ such as John Smith‚ and others claimed that most of the victims were women and children‚ but others‚ such as John
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proclaimed Russell B. Long in 1975. Tax reform is a congressional argument as old as the United States itself. No generation is immune to this fight‚ as everyone says they are paying too many taxes while the other guy pays too few. Fundamentally‚ the tax code divides people into categories‚ by wealth or lifestyle‚ and determines what taxes and deductions they shall receive. This week‚ the United States is once again enthralled in this congressional fight. As is typical on Capitol Hill‚ groups of citizens
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LEADERSHIP Management begins with the forming of groups to accomplish aims that cannot be achieved by an individual otherwise. An efficient management can ensure growth and prosperity of an enterprise. Concepts like planning‚ executing‚ controlling and reviewing lie under the purview of management. However‚ another component called leadership shares equal importance in the organization. Leadership establishes a harmonious and focused team. No successful historic event can be attributed without
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are given from committees to the specific task that was allocated. In addition‚ the Gulf of Mexico committee specifically oversees the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization. Under BP’s authority outline‚ the executive management delegates to the chief executive of the group. Executive management also has many responsibilities for delivery projects. In particular‚ the upstream project is a specialist group which is also known as the Global Projects Organization. The board’s committees uses segment and
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elderly‚ but it provides financial stability to the middle class during downturns in the economy. Social Security is completely funded by payroll taxes. Unlike Medicare and Medicaid‚ Social Security is on a much stronger financial footing. The Congressional Budget Office has said that "over the next twenty years spending on Social Security will increase from only 5% of GDP to 6% of the GDP"1. Based on the figures presented‚ only minor changes are needed to ensure the Social Security stays solvent
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Blaize Giangiulio Mr. Reader AP US II 3 September 2014 From 1860 to 1877 America fought a bloody Civil War and went through a “Reconstruction” era from that war. During this time period changes to the Constitution‚ such as the 15th Amendment that granted African American men the right to vote‚ caused what is now viewed as a revolution. The formation of the Ku Klux Klan in 1865 exemplifies a social change that stirred the pot of revolution in a different way. Put together‚ the social and constitutional
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Introduction The Department of Homeland Security was formed through the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It is a cabinet level agency which comprise of 22 component agencies with about 240‚000 employees (Johnson‚ 2015). Creation of DHS was a resultant effect of September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks in U.S.A. hence became the largest restructuring of the federal government after President Harry Truman and Congress created the CIA‚ Defense Department‚ and National Security Council in the 1940s. The
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(UPDATED) IN a report released yesterday‚ the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and the Committee on Agriculture and Food said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should be held accountable for the mismanagement of the P728-million fertilizer fund. The committees reported that testimonies showed the fund "was indeed used to assure her victory in the 2004 elections." In 2005‚ the PCIJ reported that the Department of Agriculture released nearly P3 billion during the 2004 campaign and was diverted to political
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According to the research‚ Slavery started and the African slaves were bought to North America in Virginia in 1619. Slavery was everywhere throughout the colonies in 17th and 18th century. So‚ The African slaves helped the new nation to build their economic foundations. There were many things came out during slavery like cotton gin‚ rise of abolition movement‚ Westward expansion‚ Civil War‚ Emancipation‚ etc. The cotton gin was important to the south economy. West expanded and in the North abolition
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