Carbon tax

can’t let go of it, but most of the people can’t see the value of it. The penny is still the discussion of the year. The United States penny cost much more to produce then it is actually worth. The cost of a penny to make is $2.41, this comes out of tax payers pcket for the government to keep producing the penny, in alone $60.2 million in 2011 was spent…

The Fair Tax has three main goals within it: simplification, efficiency, and limitation of government (Fair Tax Article). If passed, would repeal the individual income tax, the alternative minimum tax, corporate and business income taxes, capital gains taxes, Social Security taxes, Medicare taxes, all other payroll taxes, the self-employment tax, estate taxes, and gift taxes.The Fair Tax would only tax new items at the retail level, meaning the sale of used or previously owned items would not be…

States have two years to spend each annual allotment before any excess funds are redistributed to states that have a financing shortfall—when projected CHIP expenditures exceed available funds to finance the program. States with a shortfall that have met an average enrollment target can also access funding from the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) child enrollment contingency fund (National Academy for State Health Policy, 2014) . Why is federal CHIP financing a…

Reg, To follow-up on our discussion from Friday, here are the specifics of the waiver conversation with Christina: The waiver will create a new program called AHCCCS CARE, which stands for Choice, Accountability, Responsibility and Engagement. AHCCCS CARE will apply to all able bodied adults. AHCCCS estimates this to be between 250,000 and 350,000 members and touches all of the current eligibility categories, e.g. Proposition 204, Restoration, Expansion, and traditional Medicaid. Also, members…

The Canadian and the American Economies are very different. The Canadian Economy is mostly a mixed economy. According to Webster's dictionary, this means that some companies are owned by the government and other companies are not. The American Economy is mainly a market economy which means prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government. Many people believe that Canada and the U.S should have a common economic system with little government involvement…

Some authors have highlighted the significant benefits of relaxing the strict public/private division in order to facilitate privatisation. According to Abbott and Cohen (2014), the privatisation of numerous industries in Australia has enhanced economical efficiency, progressive regulatory reforms and technological development. In most cases, the improvement seen post privatisation, such as in the education and health industry, can be attributed to the reduction of government monopoly in the…

Barriers to entry are factors that prevent a startup from entering a particular market. Jack and Stephen Teeling faced two kinds of barriers to entry in the Irish whiskey business in 2012. The two barriers to entry were capital requirements, such as financial and human capital, and access to distribution channels. As in any industry, there are costs for starting and operating a business. Some of the high capital costs Jack and Stephen incurred are mostly start-up costs; High capital costs…

The United States’ national debt has been a very popular topic in recent months due to the recent presidential inauguration and the 2017 Budget Projections. The effects of the debt on the country long term are being debated by many, but many see the debt as having a negative impact on the country's economy. The national debt negatively affects the future of the United States’ economy because interest rates will rise, and the Government’s increasing debt payments will crowd out other spending.…

“A penny for your thoughts…”: should one-cent currency stay in the United States? (“A Penny Saved is a Penny” K7469). Though lobbying against the penny has been occurring for years, legislation was formally presented to Congress fairly recently. Proposed in 2006, the COIN Act, which stands for “Currency Overhaul for an Industrious Nation,” would require sellers to round down to the nearest nickel for “sums ending in 1,2,6, or 7 cents” and up for “sums ending in 3,4,8, or 9 cents” (“Eliminating…

immigrants if the country decided to open its borders. Friedman’s idea to slowly eliminate welfare programs and use a negative income tax would provide a healthier solution to helping the countries low-income households. By gradually eliminating welfare, the country would be able to weed out some citizens who abuse the system and take advantage of the government. The negative tax system prevents low-income individuals from paying taxes and actually provides them with supplemental pay from the…