Look on attached paper. 5. The major causes of income inequality are incentives and efficiency. Income inequality largely rewards to individuals for supplying their talents and resources to the economy. Proponents of income equality falsely assume that there is some fixed amount of output produced and therefore income to be distributed. In reality‚ the government takes tax and transfer process of high-income individuals and rewards it to low-income individuals. In short terms‚ taxes are a reduction
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beginnings and their achievements to reach the top with hard work. The land of opportunity is now only giving opportunity to the wealthy. The increasing income disparity is causing an educational inequality in the future generations resulting in an ongoing cycle that increase the advantages of the wealthy.
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conceps ‚ measurement of nation income Classical and Keynes approaches nATIONAL INCOM E: ----The t otal sum of goods and services produced by t he people of a count ry wit h t he help of capit als and national resources called Nat ional Income (Prof. Alfred Marshall) We can define Nat ional Income as t he collective achievement of a nat ion. In t his way‚ t he Nat ional Income is t he aggregat e of t he individual incomes. (Prof. Gardner Ackley) Nat ional Income is t he basic concept of economic
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Income Inequality in America Income inequality in the United States is the highest it has ever been since 1928‚ and when compared to most other developed countries the U.S. is more unequal in its monetary aspects (Desilver‚ 2014). To understand this statement it must first be addressed about what income inequality means. Income inequality is the unequal distribution of income whether it be through the number of jobs available or the wage in which a person earns for doing a certain job. This unequal
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Income distribution or redistribution as some call it takes place when money is taken away from someone and given to someone else. Most of the time it is taken away from someone who has earned it and given to someone who has not. Why does this happen and when did it begin? What are the benefits and what are the unintended consequences? I will try to answer these questions and give another option in the next few paragraphs. The beginning of social safety nets began‚ in the United States‚ during the
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Benazir Income Support Program Flaws & Shortcomings In order to counter the sharp rise in oil prices ultimately resulting in double digit inflation in the year 2007 – 2008‚ and to provide aid to the underprivileged sections of the society who were hit the worse as a result of the fore mentioned inflation; Benazir Income Support Program was announced in 2008 – 2009 and its primary aim was to provide financial aid to approx 3.5 million families across Pakistan. At the moment BISP is being implemented
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Philippines Income Tax Rates Income of residents in Philippines is taxed progressively up to 32%. Philippines Income Tax Rate 32% Philippines Corporate Tax Rate 30% Philippines Sales Tax / VAT Rate 12% Taxable Income Tax Rate PhP 0 - PhP 10‚000: - 5% PhP 10‚000 - PhP 30‚000: PhP 500 10% PhP 30‚000 - PhP 70‚000:
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CHAPTER 2 BASIC CONCEPTS OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS AGGREGATES Introduction 2.1 Various concepts of national income and related aggregates used in national accounts connote a particular meaning which may not necessarily conform to the one used in common parlance. It is‚ therefore‚ necessary that these are made familiar to the users to enable them to appreciate these in right perspective. It is with this objective that it has been considered necessary to refer to these in this publication. The basic
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countries that continues to reduce corporate income tax rates and introduce various tax incentives to attract and keep global investments. Singapore has a single-tier territorial based flat-rate corporate income tax system. Effective tax rates as one of the lowest in the world and the general “business friendliness” of Singapore are the two important factors contributing to the economic growth and foreign investment into the city-state. 1 Single-tier income tax system (no double tax) Since January
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QUESTIONS: (2-3) Little Books Inc. recently reported $3m of net income. Its EBIT was $6m‚ and its tax was 40%. What was its interest expense? ANSWER: Net Income $3 Million EBIT $6 Million Divided by 0.6 Less IBT $5 Million Income before Taxes $5 Million Interest Expense $1 Million **Interest Expense = $1M** (2-7) The Talley Corporation had a taxable income of $365‚000 from operations after all operating costs but before (1) interest charges
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