scandals and actions reported many inaccurate information. The problems were not at the lower level‚ but the top executive levels were the problems. Due to many of these unethical financial activities‚ the stock financial reporting was inaccurate. The SOX Act was constructed to improve and build on the public trust. The goal is to gain the confidence and restore the integrity of the financial market. The public wanted integrity and honest of the government and the honesty and integrity of corporate
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of them are left in prison. To me‚ parole should be abolished because there are many people being released that should not be. If someone is charged with a violent crime‚ they should serve the full sentence they are given. They proved they could not act like law abiding citizens‚ so they should not be allowed back into society until their sentence is up. The issue is not with parole; the issue is with sentencing. If everyone feels the sentences are too long for the crimes being comittted‚ then someone
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The main goals of U.S. Healthcare Reform (Affordable Care Act) are providing universal healthcare access to uninsured and underinsured‚ controlling/minimizing the escalating costs of healthcare and improving the quality of healthcare. In terms of access‚ around 47 million Americans are uninsured. In terms of cost‚ healthcare cost represents more than 17% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) which is still growing rapidly over time. In terms of quality‚ despite of new technologies‚ new treatments
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1765 two acts took place‚ the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. The Sugar Act all started because of a war debt that was expanding. In the Sugar Act there is a lot of pros and cons‚ my personal feelings on the act go both ways. The price of sugar was raised to around six pence‚ which is about twelve dollars for one gallon. In this time sugar was a very well-know substance just like it is today. The act was basically a way to make the trade route more difficult and more expensive. The Sugar Act is very
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“THE DREAM ACT” Also known for its legal term: “The Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors Act.” This act basically gives an opportunity to undocumented alien students to keep their educational progress. According to “Bill Summary and Status‚” a summary of the DREAM ACT published online by the Library of Congress declares that to qualify for the benefits of the bill the beneficiaries must “Not have entered the United States on a non-immigrant Visa. Have proof of having arrived in
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The Dodd-Frank Reform The financial crisis of 2008 created one of the most uncertain times in the United States’ economy history. Not only did it affect thousands of businesses‚ but also consumer’s confidence dropped to levels not seen since the great depression. After the failure to address the issues created by the banks‚ the economy took a turn for the worse. The only way to move the economy forward was to bailout those banks and businesses that were essential to the US economy. Using taxpayer’s
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The United States and Canada had similar healthcare systems in the early 1960s‚ however‚ that changed. Canada has a health care insurance called "single-payer healthcare" which basically covers 70% of expenditures. The "Canada Health Act" requires people that are fully insured (without co-payments or user fees) for all necessary hospital and physician care. The public sector finances about 91% of hospital payments and 99% of physician services. 5% of Canadian citizens have not been able tofind a
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010. It has been the source of many heated political debates and has been under scrutiny since its inception. Currently‚ 18 percent of our U.S. gross domestic product is spent on healthcare‚ that equals out to approximately 2.9 trillion dollars and we don’t have the quality care to show as the results. With the costs continually increasing and the lack of positive results‚
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suffer an additional cost of the heavy burden of proof. Taking a legitimate tort in consideration‚ the approval of the reform would unethically cause more harm to the injured. Which would stir an acute controversy as far as ethics are concerned. (Priest 461-527) As we all know‚ the tort cases are part and parcel of medical practice. In fact‚ most of the advocates for the tort reform are those in the medical field; ranging from the physicians to insurance companies to hospitals etc. These parties have
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The DREAM Act was introduced to 107th congress for the first time in 2001 where the Republican Party had control of congress. Due to the large opposition to the legislation the bill was turned down each time it was introduced. In 2007 when the Democratic Party took control over congress the bill was re-introduced to the 110th congress however; it was rejected again. In 2010 the latest version of the bill was brought up and passed in the House however; it fell five votes short in the Senate. What
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