Basic income

Matthew Schoeman: Wow, great job! Your post is the only one I've read that I actually can truthfully say I agree with. I definetely think that the ridiculous amount of reservation funding needs to end. Far from doing Aboriginal people any good, government handouts are helping to perpetuate the "lazy Indian," which, though perhaps a steroptype, is one that is quite accurate. Just step onto a reserve and any doubts on that score should vanish. A family friend who is a doctor in a rural community…

content costs and the DIRECTV acquisition, AT&T displayed a sharp uptake in their operating expenses, most of all in broadcasting, programming and operations (+$7921). On the other hand, neutralizing these costs was the considerable boost in operating income (+103%) that was brought about largely as a result of the recorded actuarial gain of $2152 and the 10.8% increase in revenues.52 (AT&T, 2015)…

After fifteen weeks of a microeconomics class who would have knew that the ideas of economics are all around us. If you just focus your hearing you can find some type of idea in every song, some more than others. In 1978 Rush released the song The Trees. This song is about two trees the maples and the oaks fighting over the sunlight. Already we have some economic ideas like supply and demand. I have a few specific lyrics that I relate to more than others. The first sets comes at the end of the…

ollective bargaining gives unions a monopoly on the government's workforce: 0:21 the government must employ workers on the terms the union negotiates, and may not hire 0:25 competing workers, 0:27 so nothing can get done without an agreement with government unions. 0:31 Essentially union leaders, not elected representatives have the final say. 0:36 This un-democratic arrangement is new: 0:39 even diehard advocates of private labor unions like President Franklin Roosevelt and former 0:44 AFL-CIO…

the easiest to work with. That method records revenues and expenses when they are incurred regardless of when cash is exchanged. With the accrual methods income and expenses are recorded as they occur regardless of whether or not cash has actually changed hands. Under the cash basis of accounting revenues are reported on the income statement when the cash is…

Luigi Vittatoe Dr. Donald Majors EAC2212 Accounting 2 February 23, 2016 Week 7 Discussion What dollar amount did Neosho receive upon the sale of the JMB stock? Explain why both stockholder Linton and President Cedeno are correct? Neosho received $1,468,000 upon the sale of the JMB stock. With 30% ownership the investment and earnings of JMB Company are recorded using the equity method. With an original investment of $1,300,000 plus the earnings since acquisition, 1,240,000 + 520,000 = 1,760,000…

In the business situation with Ahi Corporation, an employee of Ahi offers the suggestion of a using a “float” to earn interest on a payment due to Internal Revenue Service. In the past this practice of a free money was once encouraged by many, to help aid business, however in recent years is has been discouraged and it is not recommended. In 2003, Congress passed Check 21 (Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act), allowing banks to use scanned checks. The float days have decrease as well as…

“The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending”. As Grover Norquist inquired politicians want to kept their own money in their pockets while taking money from the people. The reason why citizens want to increase taxes is because they want to get rid of the nation's financial debt. Raising taxes on the rich has been a topic of debate for quite awhile now. People feel like they should tax the rich more than the middle class and…

1. Will Mame recognize a gain on her individual tax return for a portion of the insurance proceeds given that the fair market value of the property lost in the fire exceeds her adjusted basis in the property? Section 1033(a)(2)(a) states that property that is destroyed and involuntarily converted into money would recognize a gain equal to the amount of proceeds realized minus the taxpayer’s adjusted basis in the property. However, the taxpayer can make an election to defer either some or all of…

and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration” (U.S. Constitution…