Consumption tax

Through the research, the welfare of European Union not only have the advantageous, but also have the disadvantageous. From the research, I find some tables to support my points about the high welfare give a heavy tax for the government to stop the development of government and some citizen become lazy and do not want to have a positive life. They become more and more idle because the high welfare-they do not have to work and they can get the cash from the government. This increase the percent…

overall public health. The purpose of these taxes are to help to urge consumers to buy healthy food items and sway them from the unhealthy choices, they also are intended to be a boost to government tax revenues. However, these fat taxes have been shown to not improve public health or boost government tax revenue effectively, they have also been shown to fail and be repealed, and finally many people see these taxes as inappropriate and a violation of their individual freedom. These fat taxes…

of its energy consumption. The U.S. imported 16% in 2012 and 30% in 2005 (U.S. Energy Infomation Administration, 2014). Until 2008 the Marcellus Shale Play was deemed unrecoverable. Advances in technology, namely hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” and increased demand, have made the Marcellus Shale Play a viable economic opportunity. In 2007, energy exploration companies began establishing a presence in the…

tested and receipts sent in for auditing purchases. In regards to qualifying for social welfare, the “Current Population Survey (CPS) derives the official poverty rate by comparing incomes to the absolute poverty that was calculated back in the 1955 consumption patterns” (Cochran). This rate is absurd, when people apply for benefits the system “counts only cash income” (Cochran). In many situations a family may not qualify for benefits through income, but qualifies after deductions such as…

The U.S. Census Bureau attempted to employ a Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) program to expedite the collection of information. The FDCA project is important to the Census Bureau for many reasons. The first reason is the reduction of costs associated with the collection of information. Going door to door with paper forms is costly. The actual forms that are used cost the government mass amounts of money to produce. These forms are then peddled door to door by people who are paid wages…

British Parliament, were a violation of their rights as Englishmen. The Colonies lack of representation in the British Parliament should have precluded the body’s right to tax them. This idea prompted the popular slogan of “No Taxation Without Representation”. Instead the slogan’s supporters contended if Britain wanted to tax the Colonies, she needed to pass legislation in the American’s own local Assemblies; Assemblies which they regarded as the equals of Parliament. Although a significant…

the system but instead of returning to the majority it remains in their hands. This hurts the economy because if the corporations avoid taxes then ordinary people are forced to pay higher taxes while corporations and the rich avoid theirs. “Corporate tax payments now account for just 2.5% of national income, the smallest share ever” (Shah). If the government doesn’t get the revenue it needs from taxes it cannot provide public goods as efficiently or redistribute wealth. Big Corporations…

Wealth inequality has increased drastically over the last decade. Inequality in itself is not necessarily a social problem. Some people will always have more than others. But when the wealth gap is so blatantly wide that it hinders our economy and negatively affects the majority of the population, it is obvious there needs to be reforms within the system that is unfairly rigged to help the wealthy accrue more and more while the poorest members of the population see their already meager…

multi-billionaire Warren Buffett. He thinks it is unfair that he pays a lower tax rate than the average American. People started to listen to this point of view, and wealthy German and French people started signing petitions to raise taxes on the rich (“Diving” 1). Warren Buffett, who is the second richest man in the world with a net worth of 72.3 Billion dollars, feels that it is his responsibility to pay a higher tax rate. This subsequently sets a precedent for many wealthy people all over the…

Annotated Bibliography The fundamental objective of the article The Charity of the Extremely Wealthy, by Tom Coupe and Claire Monteiro (1/), in essence shows the charity of the extremely billionaires who built their own fortune as opposed to billionaires who are beneficiaries of their parent's wealth. This article explores the differences regarding spending and charity giving between self-made billionaires and billionaires who inherit wealth from their families. According to the authors, "it is…