also very different with a lot more inequality found in wealth as a fifth of wealth is concentrated among the richest one per cent of households however there is still some in income. One way the government can stop this inequality is through a progressive taxation system that aims to tax the poorest people very little but make the money up by taxing the richer. This would work at several boundaries with someone income being taxed higher when it exceeds a certain limit. This then creates equality
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Question 1 Ans: Mr. Chan Salaries tax Year of assessment 2010/11 Basic period: year ended 31 March 2010 $ $ Salary ($100‚000*12) 1‚200‚000 Education benefits 150‚000 Reimbursement of tuition fees 100‚000 Reimbursement of utilities 50‚000
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ABAKADA GROUP PARTY LIST vs. ERMITA (From San Beda Law Journal Case Update) FACTS: G.R. No. 168056 Before RA 9337 took effect‚ petitioners ABAKADA GURO Party List et al filed a petition for prohibition questioning the constitutionality of Section 4‚ 5‚ and 6 of RA 9337 amending Sections 106‚ 107‚ and 108 respectively of the NIRC. These questioned provisions contain a uniform proviso authorizing the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of Finance‚ to raise the VAT rate to
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so Hoover’s entered the office at a time of extreme crisis. Even though many of his ideas resulted in failure‚ Herbert Hoover was considered more progressive than those of his Republican predecessors. Progressive ideas support the philosophy‚ Progressivism‚ by advancing aspects of modern human customs in news way. In my opinion‚ the most progressive characteristic about Herbert Hoover was his stance on using the minimal amount needed of government involvement with its citizens. Normally‚ government
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During the Progressive Movement‚ alcoholism became a major issue. Many people‚ especially Christians believed alcohol was damaging to families‚ resulted in physical abuse‚ poor health‚ and increased poverty. In the 1820s‚ a Temperance Movement was started to encourage Americans to reduce the amount of alcohol that was being consumed. The Second Great Awakening is one cause for the movement. It focused mainly on Christians‚ they wanted our jobs‚ education‚ and family to reflect in good morals. The
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Travis L Seay July 26‚ 2005 Review of The Triumph of Conservatism: A Reinterpretation of American History‚ 1900-1916‚ by Gabriel Kolko. In The Triumph of Conservatism‚ Gabriel Kolko argued that the Progressive Era was in fact a conservative period. It emerged‚ he wrote‚ from the efforts of a business community which concerned itself with attaining economic “stability‚ predictability‚ and security”—i.e. a system of rationalization which would guarantee sustained profits and which would
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In the early 20th century‚ the Progressive Movement of Era had a global social activism and political support and change across the United States. The goals they wanted to target were to seek to return control of the government to the people‚ political machines‚ restore economic opportunities‚ and to correct injustice. Muckrakers‚ such as Thomas Nast‚ Jacob Riis‚ U. Sinclair‚ F. Kelly‚ helped cities for better places to live‚ which was prohibition. Since‚ 1848 the National American Woman Suffrage
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Today I came across a discussion on the death penalty on a progressive Facebook page. The post was in favor of execution‚ which was interesting to me because this is not the progressive position. In fact progressive position is staunchly opposed to the death penalty. Needless to say this got me thinking‚ and gave me the idea new series that will cover one topic a week. We are going to look at a certain issue every week‚ explain the progressive position‚ and the reasoning behind it. Clearly this week
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raised‚ or not raised‚ in opinion towards the current tax system. What is the best path to take regarding tax rates? Well‚ there are two main choices to choose from‚ a Flat Tax‚ and a Progressive tax. A tax where everybody pays the same rate regardless of income‚ or position‚ is a Flat Tax. Currently America uses a progressive tax rate which is where those with a higher income pay more percentage of taxes than those with a lower income. This‚ however‚ is not fair to varying classes. A Flat Tax‚ on the
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are less fortunate. The current distribution of income is a cost to our economy by way that we have those people who choose not to work and entirely live off what the government gives them by way of welfare checks and food stamps. We have a progressive tax system for a purpose and that is to make sure the government does not take an unreasonable amount of taxes from your paycheck. The more income you earn‚ the more taxes you pay‚ and vice versa. I believe the federal government should step
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