years income disparities have been growing larger. 65% of people have actually noticed income disparities grow now. Current income disparities certainly threaten democratic ideals for two important reasons. First I am going to show how much inequality there really is and how its growing. The first reason is that Inequality causes Corruption‚ and Corruption threatens Representation and the second reason is that Inequality dampens political participation‚ which is a cherished ideal. The income gap
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Income Inequality It is very prevalent in our society that inequality comes in all different forms. One could see inequality everyday in gender‚ races‚ and even income. Income inequality has been steadily rising for many years and people have become frustrated with this upward trend. In David Leonhardt’s article “Inequality Has Been Going on Forever … but That Doesn’t Mean It’s Inevitable‚” the author criticizes this upward trend and describes the different levels of income inequality that
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1st Executive Summary In 1970 congress created the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to provide some of the best passenger rail service provided in the United States. Today‚ National Railroad is looking in to a new line of trains that are much faster and will cut today’s commuting times substantially. However‚ they are facing 3 different options for funding this new acquisition. One of the options is to issue new bonds and therefore borrow the money and purchase these trains. The
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In a study of a variety of developed countries‚ the United States had the second highest level of income inequality in the world‚ right behind Chile. Income inequality has always been a problem in the world‚ but especially in the United States. There is frequent debate on whether a person is getting a high enough salary or not. If not‚ the person that is not getting the sufficient funds often resorts back to the argument of their sex‚ race‚ or religion. This leads to worrisome debate throughout
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The earned income tax is used for individuals who make less than $54k a year. This credit is one of the most overlooked tax break‚ according to many experts. The IRS estimate 26 million people received about $65.6 billion under this tax credit last year. The average amount received was more than $2‚400 but it can be worth more than $6‚000. Most people who qualified for the tax break do not apply for it. It’s huge. Especially for low income households‚ most people who applied couldn’t believe
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consider the need to assist in regional security and terrorist prevention as a national security interest. In his speech at the Senate‚ Johnnie Carson‚ Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs‚ told the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control that "West Africa is one of the most fragile regions of the world" (Command 2012). Carson emphasized that the West African Region needs help to build its security. National Security must be added on US West African Economic strategy Policy‚ in order
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Should average disposable income be used to predict sales based on the sample of 14 sunflowers stores? Answer to the question no. 01 ➢ Average disposanble income should be used to predict sales. ➢ John Meynard Keynes‚ “The higher the income the higher the consumption is”. ➢ Consumption has a positive relation with disposable income. ➢ From the scatter diagram made by the given data‚ it is noted that as the disposable income increases the annual sales also
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accounting principles. Profits can be changed easily by using certain accounting methods or manipulating accruals. When discovered‚ this information will have a negative effect on a company ’s share price and its reputation in general. Methods of Income Smoothing In order to present a more positive result to shareholders and a more favorable view of company’s results‚ numerous methods exist that can be used by accountants. Most methods are achieved by using book entries. The Depreciation Method
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In the past half-decade‚ income inequality has increased significantly in Western Australia. As shown in Figure 3‚ that if Western Australia were a country it would be as unequal as Portugal (although much richer)‚ and slightly less unequal than the United States (US). On the other
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Financial Accounting 1. Obligation of business that represents the claims of these against the assets of the less cash is called? A. Asset B. An expense (WA) C. Revenue D. An equity E. Liability 2. Net income results when A. Assets > liability B. Revenue = expenses C. Revenue > expenses D. Revenue < expenses E. None 3. Resources owned by a business are referred to as A. Stockholders equity B. Liability C. Assets D. Revenue (WA) E. None 4. Expenses are incurred
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