These issues came to the forefront‚ in this year’s US election when republican candidate Mitt Romney‚ was exposed for paying 14% tax. Lower than many middleclass families. It is these incredibly startling figures that call into question the integrity of the US tax system. A system which has been criticized by the one of the richest men in the world
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Libertarian Party The Libertarian Party philosophy according to The Advocates website: Libertarians support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; one that is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence. Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility‚ oppose government bureaucracy and taxes‚ promote private charity‚ tolerate diverse lifestyles‚ support the free market‚ and defend civil liberties. The Libertarian
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References: Bloomberg News: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-12/ann-romney-takes-stage-as-mother-without-pay-in-campaign-debate.html CNN News: http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/17/census-2011-data-confirm-trend-of-population-diversity/ McClatchy News: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/22/104144/the-2010-electorate-old-white
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The Crucible is play written in 1952 by Arthur Miller that is based off the Salem witch trials that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts. More than 150 people were accused of witchcraft during this time period. Nineteen people were hung between 1692 and 1693‚ and one was pressed to death. The Crucible is known to be one of the hallmarks of American literature and has been produced consistently since the 19th century. It was first recognized as a standard piece of literature and was commonly known as
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Cigarette Ad Collection Reveals How Big Tobacco Targets Women and Adolescent Girls." Stanford Researchers ’ Cigarette Ad Collection Reveals How Big Tobacco Targets Women and Adolescent Girls. N.p.‚ 26 Apr. 2012. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. Palmer‚ Brian. "On Romney ’s Odd Complexion: When Did White People Start Tanning?" Slate Magazine. N.p.‚ 25 Oct. 2012. Web. 06 Oct. 2013. Roedel‚ Andrea. "The Evolution of Masculinity: Marketing and the Appearance of Man." Thesis. N.d. The Evolution of Masculinity: Marketing
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altering or omitting certain details. This strategy allows for the audience of the news outlet to be persuaded towards the specific networks point of view. An example was found when The New York Times changed their story about a speech presented by Mitt Romney to reflect their political point of view (Textbook Example). In turn‚ this introduced irrelevant information to the audience. A possible result of this is that the Democratic party maintained control of the Presidency. Selective reporting seems to
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is the first major healthcare act passed since the 1967’s Medicare and Medicade act. Obamacare is the name given by critics‚ because of the power that is given to the federal government to regulate healthcare prices. The reason given that this act was passed is that it willl save billions of federal dollars each year. Many people against the act believe it should be repealed ‚and the reason for
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A World In Flux by Andrew Broggins In an election year where all things cannot be considered constant and things are forever changing we are in a world of flux. Just a year ago‚ the things happening in our local economy‚ national economy‚ and worldly economy‚ couldn’t have been predicted. In the midst of an erratic and hostile election year‚ where there are mass changes of commands of world powers and numbers are up and down in a week from revisions and upticks‚ who knows where
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Embryonic Stem Cell Research Should Be Federally Funded The undifferentiated cells of a human embryo‚ referred to as stem cells‚ hold limitless promise for medical research. When a human embryo consists of not more than 64 cells‚ its cells are able to learn new ways of being. If injected into a diseased kidney‚ they take on many of the properties of ordinary kidney cells‚ and may help the kidney to perform its normal function. This seems to hold for any organ‚ even any kind of cell. (Goldstein)
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After a nine-week period of $100‚000 investment divided equally among four stocks (3D Systems‚ Microsoft‚ Nordstrom and Sony)‚ our portfolio has been liquidated‚ analyzed‚ and compared to the surrounding markets by investing the same $100‚000 in each of 3 different indexes: the VFINX‚ the VHGEX and the NASDAQ 100. These portfolios represent the overall U.S.‚ global equity and technology market‚ respectively. Shown below are the results from the portfolio and its comparisons. Performance/Risk Assessment
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