United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents face many challenges when trying to protect the borders of the nation. The pure size of the border alone is a massive challenge. Besides the land border‚ the CBP agents also have to deal with everything coming into the country from the water ways and from in the air. This is what is referred to as the functional equivalent of the border. Specifically‚ the port at which a boat first docks in the US or an airport that an airplane lands at
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Recently‚ the Pink Tax Repeal Act and Trump’s six-week paid family leave plan has been revealed to the public eye. Introduced by Congresswoman Jackie Speier‚ the Pink Tax Repeal Act is a bill that aims to put gender specific pricing to an end. The Consumer’s Union‚ Consumer Federation of America‚ and many other organizations support Speier’s idea. In addition to the bill itself‚ experts are reaching out to consumers in attempts to offer a helping hand. “Consider buying products that aren’t specifically
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other high level executives‚ the imposition of very small fines and no prison time for devastating frauds‚ and a lack of independence of external auditors and the board of directors. With this in mind‚ I believe five advantages of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to be: 1. That it holds CEO’s accountable for internal controls so that they cannot claim that they did not know or understand what was happening in their company and place the responsibility for fraud on lower level staff (Section 302 and 404)
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Controversy surrounds the “Employee Free Choice Act” which is also known as “card check.” According to Huffington Post‚ “A union could be certified based on signature cards that would be solicited by seemingly credible union organizers with no confidential vote. No privacy‚ the results would be available with employee name and show of interest to the employer.” Texas is a “right to work” state “The right of workers in private employment to form unions and bargain collectively with their employers
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even though changes must be made. Obamacare details many changes‚ how they will be made‚ and whom they will affect. As with any bill‚ there are pros and cons that exist as the bill helps many‚ but makes some a little worse off. Taking into account the pros that include the minimum benefits package and expansion of Medicare coverage as well as the cons that include rising costs to government and a shortage of doctors‚ I would vote against the bill. Obamacare is an extensive bill that completely
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United States‚ that all citizens should have some form of access to health care. But in reality‚ many people are unable to afford health insurance so they end up going without health care because that in itself is also expensive. Even when the Affordable Care Act was put into place‚ people were still facing the lack of coverage due to the high cost of insurance‚ absence of employment providing health insurance‚ and people not able to be eligible for public coverage. There are certain consequences when
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The PPACA and AMCs Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Academic Medical Centers Stewart Clark University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Abstract The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s holistic implications on Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) are uncertain. However‚ projections can be made for how the PPACA will affect the clinical departments of a hospital and how legislation will impact subsidized payments to AMCs
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put in purchasing a product‚ some times‚ due to defects in the product‚ the buyer is injured as well. In all such cases‚ there is a violation of a legal right of the buyer and he is entitled to sue the seller. Before enactment of the Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986‚ filing a civil suit for damages was the only option available to an aggrieved buyer. However‚ such a suit is very expensive and time consuming‚ because of which‚ buyers were not able to use this mechanism for relatively smaller amounts
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December 10‚ 2012 Final Research Paper Negative Economic Impact of the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) also referred to as ObamaCare‚ federal healthcare law‚ Affordable Care Act‚ or ACA‚ is a United States federal Statute signed into law on March 23‚ 2010‚ by President Barack Obama. In combination with the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act‚ it represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare
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The Affordable Care Act‚ Helping or Hurting? Merriam-Webster’s definition of socialism is “any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods”. The Affordable Care act permits the U.S. Government to strictly regulate the health care system‚ almost to the point of eventual monopolization. The act is also known as “Obamacare”‚ even though it is a program Democrats have sought to pass
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