are spread very unevenly. The gini index shows us just how much. The GINI index is on a scale of 0-1 ‚ 0 being everyone in America making the exact same amount of money and 0 being 1 person making all the money and no one else makes anything. Since LBJs war on poverty the GINI index has steadily rose and is now at .466 which almost divides America’s income in half. Another thing is that in the income brackets we see that the top 20% of American’s bring in 60.2% of the nation’s income. This means the
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with the Mexican American community certainly helped the Kennedy-Johnson ticket with Texas in the election for presidency in 1960. In 1960‚ Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President of the United States. After the assassination of John F. Kennedy‚ LBJ became the 36th President of the United States. Johnson used his legislative abilities to pass a tax cut bill and a civil rights act bill. Both bills were supported by Kennedy‚ but Kennedy was unable to get Congress on board by the time he passed away
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Question 4.4. (TCO A) On a classified balance sheet‚ prepaid expenses are classified as (Points : 3) property‚ plant‚ and equipment. long-term investments. intangible assets. current assets. Question 5.5. (TCO B) For 2012‚ LBJ Corporation reported net income of $25‚000; net sales $250‚000; and weighed average shares outstanding of 5‚000. There were no preferred stock dividends. What was the 2012 earnings per share? (Points : 3) $50.00 $5.00 $2.50 $25
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When advisors were not enough and the infiltration of north vietnamese in south vietnam became with increasing number of attacs intorelable problem‚ in march 1965 lbj decided to launch the operation rolling thunder‚ bombing of the North Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh’s trail which was the major mean of supplying south vietnam by Viet Cong. within a short time usa realized that this tactics is not appropriate but they were
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The 20th Century United States The 20th century was a time of considerable transition for the United States. Going from the countries lowest point in history‚ to becoming the strongest nation in the world‚ left Americans and their leaders confronted with many difficult decisions. The decade of depression that had preceded World War II had produced enormous changes in US politics and the American political and economic systems. Beyond politics‚ Americans also faced challenges in their day
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This essay will cover points on the main events of the Civil Rights movement from 1954-65‚ and the impact that was made through them. The Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-56 On the 13 November 1956 the Supreme Court outlawed segregation on Montgomery buses in the Browder v. Gale case. There had been successful mass boycott of buses by all Black citizens of Montgomery who were fuelled with intent to fight oppression and a determined onward pursuit for desegregation. In order for the Boycott to make
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Key Terms : Potsdam Declaration ‘Little Boy’ and ‘Fat Man’ Manhattan Project Enola Gay J. Robert Oppenheimer Harry Truman Hiroshima and Nagasaki Isolationism USS Missouri Cold War Begin: Cold War “Communist Contagion” Iron Curtain Containment “Long Telegram” Truman Doctrine European Recovery Plan (Marshall Plan) Berlin Airlift NATO Early Cold War Domestic Politics and Society GI Bill of Rights New Deal & Fair Deal Taft-Hartley Act (1947)
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Johnson‚ is displayed well throughout the website‚ especially in the section titled “All the Way with LBJ”‚ which is referring to that Australia was willing to support America in the war they were about to endeavour into. The photograph is showing the close bond between the two leaders‚ and revealing a strong front on the War. With the link; http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/all-the-way-with-lbj/images/images/courier-mail-1may1965.pdf‚ shows newspaper headlines from which demonstrate the use
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Professor S. Hafezi Contemporary International Problems Midterm Exam February 10‚ 2010 STUDENT NAME : Sunil Shrestha Write (type) at least four (4) sentences on each of the following ten (10) questions. Be analytical and factual. You must upload you answers to Doc Sharing by February 12‚ 24:00 ET to give me enough time and post the grades online by the university deadline. If I do not receive any student’s answers by February 12‚ 24:00 ET‚ I will report the grade of “F” for that student
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challenge is although this is indeed the land of the free; it is more the home of the slave than the brave. The reasoning behind this logic is that it was the slave whose muscle built the soul of America‚ and whose uncanny intrusion branded an indelible mark upon U.S. history. It is not fourscore‚ but seven score and five years later that the controversy which comprised the American Civil War still smolders‚ the ashes of which still leave a bitter taste in the proverbial mouths on both side of
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