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    Many problems in the government today have to do with the troubling financial economy. Americans rely on some sort of income whether it’s to pay for services or to purchase necessities. The social security administration also was known as the social security board was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt when he signed the Social Security Act on August, 14, 1935 (SSA). Over the years there has been many heated debates on whether Social Security should be privatized. Many people believe Social…

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    Beverly Hills, or maybe a garage full erotic supper cars. There are many different things that you could do with that kind of money, it would be hard to make a decisions of what to get. Me, what would I do with that money? Well the choice is easy for me, I would give it all back for my old life back. You may think that having enough money that you never worry about how much money you have is a amazing life; I would like to tell that it's not what others glamorize it to be. High School was the…

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    As anyone who’s been overwhelmed by credit card debt knows, it’s incredibly stressful to open the mail. Every batch of mail is bound to include a late bill notice, a letter from a collection agency, a utility bill with a past due amount or even just a regular old credit card statement with a balance that’s way too high. When you see how much you owe, and even worse how much interest you 're paying, it’s common to feel instant panic and depression. One study found that people who struggle to…

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    in a lot of debt and may not even have a job, will find it difficult to accumulate money for rent. From here it will just follow the domino effect, for when the renter cannot find the money to pay the rent on time, then that will worsen their credit score, show lenders that they make little to no income, and with insufficient down payment, cannot purchase the house. In addition to that, with the renter having no money, they would not be able to make any repairs on the house, as it is their…

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    “What would you like to do if money was no object?” This is the question asked in a trending Youtube video narrated by the late philosopher Alan Watts. It encourages young people to live and dream as if money didn’t matter—as if money was no object. Inspiring, to say the least. The notion of dreaming and living without regard for financial reality can open the imagination to entire worlds that money had rendered unrealistic. But profound narrative, dizzying imagery and hypnotic music aside,…

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    achieving the American dream. Even if we do go to college, later on in life, it will make us have problems with money. A solution that colleges/universities and the government can do is find a way to lower the cost of college. Money is a big factor to contribute when trying to achieve the American dream, and not having it can stop us from achieving it in a big way. Not having a lot of money can stop you from doing things like going to college to get a good education, which can stop you from…

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    controversial conversation involving whether college athletes should be paid to play or not. This has brought about many positive and negative concerns to both sides of the discussion. Some reasons for why players should be paid including how much money the university makes, how disposable the players can be, and how much attention a school can gain for athletes that are preforming on star levels. There are also very compelling reasons as to why they should not be paying college athletes. Both…

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    hard things are. She is always telling me “one of the hardest parts of life is deciding whether to walk away or try harder”. College was not in my mind when I finish high school. For me it was impossible, first of all I knew my parents didn’t have money to pay for it, and secondly I didn’t thought my English was at a college level. At the end she convince me, and here I am trying to be a preschool teacher. She also taught me that responsibility is a value you must have to succeed. And it is…

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    about or how strong that passion can be of something. It can also be the individual's ambition. If that individual's ambition for that one thing is intense enough, success will happen. Also, what can drive an individual to succeed would be money. In the case for money, it could be because the individual needs it to survive and go on with life. Another would be power, some individuals drive to succeed to feel the need to top others and be the best of the best. There are many risks and…

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    The head and representative of the Ewells is Robert Ewell. The representative of the Cunningham family is Walter Cunningham, father of Walter in Scouts class. Bob Ewell could get enough money to feed his family if he really tried and stopped buy unnecessary items such as alcohol. Walter Cunningham may be able to get out of debt as well if he abandoned his farm and got an industrial job. Cunningham refuses to let his land die however and…

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