greater New Brunswick area. The loan was issued by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. The project was completed‚ but with the worst possible timing. The 235 room hotel and conference center opened in 2007 right when the worst of the economic downturn was starting to affect Americans everywhere. The loan was paid on time for the first few years with a bit of difficulty‚ but starting in 2011‚ payments began to be missed culminating in the most recent controversy associated with the CDRA
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The Gold Standard Act The Gold Standard Act put the United States on the Gold Standard in 1900. This means the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold. This act declared that the gold dollar "shall be the standard unit of value‚ and all forms of money issued or coined by the United States shall be maintained at a parity of value with this standard"(Gold Standard). The Gold Standard Act was the pinnacle of Republican monetary conservatism‚ making gold the standard for
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important welfare systems among others have helped shape the American economy. In creating programs that encourage or lawfully force candidates to seek employment after a period‚ promotes economic growth and development. In the U.S there are two prominent social welfare programs. Using the advantages‚ disadvantages‚ pro and cons about the social welfare that the American government provides for the citizens. Advantages There is an advantage of the American government that can provide the citizens
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cement and steel casings used in combination with the methods for sealing post-production gas wells do not confine the methane along with other dangerous gases and contaminated fluids that are pressurized within the aquifer. Challengers feel any economic benefits from using the fracking process would be short-lived and would be ignoring reports of risks to public health‚ air quality‚ weakening of ground stability‚ contamination of groundwater‚ permanently altering the local ecology‚ and the use of
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When the average person think of the word hoarding‚ they think of a house filled with trash‚ newspapers‚ and canned foods or of a yard filled with junk and/or animals. What the average person does not automatically think of are corporations stockpiling their cash. Corporate cash hoarding is real and it is a common practice of some of the top corporations in the United States. As the focus shifts to corporate hoarding‚ the images shift in the mind of the average person as well. Images such as
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The Label Debate Many are not aware of the ongoing debate of whether or not products in grocery stores across the country should label their products in a way to provide consumer awareness regarding foods containing genetically modified ingredients. One statistic states‚ “an estimated sixty to seventy percent of processed foods in grocery stores contain at least one genetically engineered ingredient” (Byrne). This statistic reveals the prevalence of these ingredients found in grocery stores‚ yet
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on which different studies have relied. Even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated there is no difference between recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) milk and non rBST milk‚ people still believe there are several health‚ economic and animal welfare issues linked to this hormone. According to Charlotte P. Brennand‚ Bovine Somatotropin (BST) is a hormone produced in the pituitary gland of the cow. Such hormone makes faster calf growth acting as a growth hormone
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THE PROS AND CONS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE Nuclear energy is a powerful source of energy compared to other conventional fuels. All crude oil based fuels derive their energy from oxidation‚ which is a change in the energy levels of electrons outside the nucleus. However‚ nuclear energy derives power from changes in the nuclear energy levels of the atomic nucleus! Tremendous energy lies locked up inside a radioactive nucleus and nuclear fission is a way of tapping this energy. Nuclear power plants derive
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gambling activities means that society can anticipate that the number of compulsive gamblers will increase from .77 percent to overall population between 1.5 and 5 of the population--- with a total 10 percent of the population constituting problem economic gamblers." Legalizing gambling has not only caused economical problems‚ but also caused the crime rates to increase‚ jobs to be lost‚ addiction problems to be formed and much more negative aspects of this activity. "Along with the growth in legal
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of undocumented or illegal immigrants is a polarizing issue due to political and economic factors. A 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision entitled illegal immigrants to public education from kindergarten through high school; 50‚000 to 70‚000 graduate from U.S. high schools each year (Holland‚ G.‚ 2008). The objective of this paper is to analyze the pros and cons of undocumented immigrants receiving public education. Pros Caring for Children The right of undocumented immigrants to attend K-12 public
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