Higher sin taxes take effect today By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star) | Updated January 1‚ 2013 - 12:00am MANILA‚ Philippines - The New Year ushers in higher taxes on cigarettes‚ beer‚ liquor‚ wine‚ and other tobacco and alcohol products. When he signed Republic Act No. 10351 on Dec. 20‚ President Aquino said‚ “Today‚ we are again making history: for the past 15 years‚ we have been trying to reform the tax structure of imposing excise tax on tobacco and alcohol products. After 15 long years‚ we
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Is Masturbation a sin? According to Matt Slick‚ “The Bible did not discuss masturbation at all.” This seems a little odd since it is such a strong and prevalent human event. According to Stastistic in the U.S.‚ 90% of adolescent males and 46% of female masturbates in an average two to three times a week. Due to this prevalence sometimes we are not sure if masturbation is really a sin considering that many teenagers like me do the act. Added by Matt Slick‚ “Masturbation is not specifically declared
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be true that wage rate contribute to unemployment but this essay will discuss wage rate and explain how it could contribute to unemployment if it is below full employment. Thus it will define and discuss minimum wage as it is set above the equilibrium because above the equilibrium it is believed that it leads to unemployment. In explaining the minimum wage this essay will use a graph to illustrate impact of an imposed of a minimum wage. The advantages and disadvantages of minimum wage will be also
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SIN TAX MANILA‚ Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III signed the Sin Tax reform bill into law Thursday‚ saying it was an early Christmas gift for Filipinos. “Today we sign‚ finally‚ a law that will serve as an early Christmas gift for millions of Filipinos‚” Aquino said in Filipino. “We aim to make health benefits available for all‚ regardless of wealth‚ the life of Filipinos is sacred‚” he said. The Sin Tax Bill aims to raise additional revenues by increasing taxes in so called “sin products”
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impose the minimum wage laws‚ which dictates the lowest price for labor that any employer may pay. Nonetheless‚ although the starting point of estimating minimum wage laws is good‚ many economists‚ such as American economists named Henry Hazlitt‚ indicate that the minimum wage is the worst method and wrong way to enhance the wage. Why is the minimum wage bad way? As we know‚ the minimum wage law is used to help the poor‚ however‚ it actually hurt them. Owing to the minimum wage laws‚ plentiful companies
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suffering due to the fact that the minimum wage isn’t going up. Prices are increasing over time and it’s making people struggle to be able to pay the bills. A minimum wage is the amount of money that people earn from working. We are talking about minimum wage because some people think it would be a good idea if it went up. Some people say it shouldn’t because things would get worse. Things that have been going on about this topic is that if the minimum wage goes up it will support families who most
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The minimum wage has long been argued has whether it should be increased or whether it should remain the same. Many who are unskilled or below the poverty line rely on minimum wage to provide for. themselves and their families. The minimum wage was set at a certain amount to ensure that the poverty rate remains low. By increasing the minimum wage‚ a positive or negative effect may arise such as the increase of poverty or the decrease of poverty. Many argue if the minimum wage is increased it will
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Minimum Wage Rates and Their Affects on Youth Stakeholder: Fair Work Comission The national minimum wage is the minimum amount an employee can make that is not covered by an award or an agreement. Different countries set their minimum wage rates to be the minimum amount a person can make in order to survive in however that country’s economy allows. This paper will analyse the ways in which the minimum wage rates in Australia do not benefit today’s youth. It will show how the minimum wage rates
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insensitivity to sin and evil. Pride is one of the reasons why we sinned. It is true! Because of pride‚ we can do things against the will of God and that means committing sins. To lessen or even stop us from committing sins‚ first is to become humble. Let’s remember that our life here on earth is temporary. This is just a test‚ an entrance test to heaven. For us to pass‚ we must do good things. We must do things that will make Him happy‚ not those things that will make him sad (sins). Of course
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Minimum Wage in the United States The minimum wage in the United States was established in 1938 under the Fair Labor Standards Act‚ and has been amended numerous times since the original wage of $0.25 per hour; the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The act makes it illegal to any employer to pay an employee under a federally mandated minimum wage‚ as well as regulates child labor and overtime hours and wages (DOL). In the past few years the debate on whether the minimum wage should
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