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    The Government Should Pay for Healthcare The costs of affordable health care and government run healthcare have become an enormous political argument over the past few years. The healthcare debate dates back to 1934‚ when President Franklin D. Roosevelt included government-funded healthcare in his "New Deal" as a part of his social security legislation. Government run healthcare has been debated many times. Many people believe that government run healthcare is a mistake. Many believe that

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    rheumatism and absentmindedness. One of the most interesting factors in this pro and con debate is that until the late 1800’s not many people were against the use of cannabis for medical purposes. But from 1856 - 1937 marijuana’s image as a medicine turned into the image as an intoxicant. Ever since the image changed the medical community suffered. In 1937 the debate was at one of its highest peaks in United States history. In April of that year a representative for the Ways and Means Committee instead

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    I never understood the concept‚ that businesses must not discuss pay among employees. Unfortunately‚ if people talk about their pay‚ they will be terminated. If two individuals hold the same job title‚ again why‚ shouldn’t they be paid equal pay. At least in the contractual world‚ pay is based on multiple factors; education‚ skills‚ along with experience‚ are the top reasons for pay difference. My company paid employees the same pay in their position; consequently‚ employees that possessed certain

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    that market failure‚ and illustrate the failure using an appropriate diagram. Ans. Cigarettes represents a market failure of externatilities. They are sited as negative externality as they affect the wellbeing of the bystander and the person neither pays nor receives any compensation for that negative effect. A smoker enjoys the puff of the smoke and the bystander inhales the fumes of the cigarette and indirectly suffers health hazards. And if the bystander fells sick because of the smoke as one reason

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    ALCOHOL

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    ALCOHOL Drinking alcohol is like taking a drug. It is a form of drug abuse‚ and drug addiction. This is a worldwide problem that many people are involved in. There are good effects of alcohol if it is in small amounts and in self-control. On the other hand there are bad effects‚ if you take for long time. The effects that a person will get are all based on certain factors like‚ how much and how often alcohol is consumed‚ the age of the person‚ when the person started and how long they have been

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    this topic because I thought it was really interesting and would catch peoples attention. Should the drinking age be lowered down to 18? When your 18 years old you are considered an adult. You can be drafted‚ drive‚ and vote. You also have many of responsibilities. If eighteen year olds are responsible and mature then why can’t they buy alcohol? People say eighteen year olds can’t handle alcohol‚ because they make to many mistakes. If you start to drink at eighteen or twenty one your chances

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    how major players in the industry have used strategic resources to mitigate the threats to their businesses. Reynolds American Incorporated (RAI) is one such leader in the tobacco industry‚ manufacturing tobacco-related products such as cigarettes‚ smokeless tobacco‚ and cigars since 1875. RAI‚ along with others in the tobacco industry‚ face many challenges most of which are environmental threats to the industry. The major environmental factors that challenge the RAI are federal regulations and ongoing

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    By law alcohol companies in the country are only allowed to advertise at the point of sale‚ but most of the popular brands manage to advertise themselves thorough indirect methods‚ which might entail coming up with products such as clothing range‚ mineral water‚ music albums and exclusive merchandize with the same name. These products are then marketed aggressively to improve the visibility of the brand. Alcohol is shown as the part of attractive lifestyle‚ within the reach of normal aspirations

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    Taxes in India

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    Taxes in India 1. Corporate tax rates: For a Company | Where taxable income exceeds INR 10 million | Other cases | Domestic company | 32.45% (30% + 5% surcharge + 3% education cess) | 30.90% (30% + 3% education cess) | Foreign company | 42.02% (40% + 2% surcharge + 3% education cess) | 41.20% (40% + 3% education cess) | 2. Dividend Distribution Tax Dividend income is exempt in the hands of the shareholders. However‚ a DDT is levied on companies declaring dividends. The effective

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    Environmental Taxes in the UK | BEA2002 Group Report Assignment | Ben Dance‚ Liwei Rao‚ Qi Gao‚ Nellie Ho and Ahmed Mujtaba | 1. Introduction 1.0 We have been commissioned by the government to write a report on how the current UK tax system encourages taxpayers to behave in an environmentally friendly manner. In the first part of the report we will look at three elements of the UK system and outline how they encourage environmentally friendly behaviour and in the second part we will compare

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