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The FairTax Act: a Revolutionary Idea
 Dissatisfied with the current tax code, Americans are ready for change. The FairTax proposal is a plan designed to address the weaknesses in the current code, to provide relief for individuals and corporations, and to stimulate the economic growth of America. With the FairTax plan, people will no longer pay Social Security Tax, the Medicare Tax, corporate income taxes, the death tax, the self-employment tax, the alternative minimum tax, the gift tax, or…

Dahlstrom is a senior examiner at the US Small Business Administration. He earned a PhD from Arizona State University. His research has covered areas in leadership and management as well as other important business sectors. He is also a faculty associate at Arizona State University. The article covers the contingency model of leadership by Fiedler. Although at first glance, this seems irrelevant, it is relevant. The contingency model of leadership discusses leadership styles that are better…

Introduction Health is one of the basic requirements of human beings. India is facing the problem of degradation of health standards in the face of a growing population and poverty. The Supreme Court performs the function of interpretation of provisions of Constitution. The framers of Indian Constitution have rightly inserted various provisions regarding health of public. The role of the Supreme Court is thus significant in protecting the health of people with the help of various decisions.…

(including electricity, transport, oil and gas, industry, buildings and forestry) in its road map for low-carbon development to support inclusive growth and reduce the emissions intensity of its economy. On 1 July 2010, the government implemented an excise tax (“carbon tax”) on coal at the rate of INR50 (about US$1) per ton of coal. This coal tax applies to both domestically produced and imported coal, and revenues are used to finance the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) and research in clean…

Thomas Jefferson-The Pen of the Revolution Thomas Jefferson was a natural born leader. He lived in a time of much uncertainty and despite this, or maybe because of it, he is known as one of the most brilliant men in our nation’s history. He authored the Declaration of Independence and was our country’s third president. He made decisions that furthered the development of our country and was revered as one of the greatest minds of his time. Thomas Jefferson served as a member of the Virginia…

A Constitutional Convention was called in Philadelphia Pennsylvania earlier this month to address problems in the governing of the United States of America, and to revise the Articles of Confederation. Debates included arguments over representation in Congress, slavery, and the new executive branch. The purpose of this convention was to create a better government, and word has it that they have concluded the convention with the agreement of establishing a United States Constitution. The people…

Why do people drink? There are many reason why an individual choses to drink. Some drinks alcohol because it supposedly helps them temporarily forget their problem, helps them have a good time, makes them happy, it’s “cool” or to socialized. Why is there law against alcohol? It is to protect us and to create a safer environment. In the situation in which I have to decide a stand point whether or not the Health Committee should support the bill to decriminalize drinking alcohol in public and in…

The debate about legalizing marijuana for recreational use is a hotly contested issue in our country and a valid one for various reasons therefore; we must consider both sides of the argument. It is reasonable that we explore both avenues for this issue before it can get placed in the public’s hand and ultimately has their decision in the future election process. The pro-legalization lobby considers marijuana a harmless drug that is no worse than alcohol, while the anti-legalization crowd…

the tax on whiskey. After the Revolutionary war, the United States had borrowed money to meet expenses. Government needed to find a way to pay all those debts and the only possible way for them was to add on taxes. “In 1791 Congress placed an excise tax on whiskey; an idea suggested by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton as a measure to help retire the…

Harmful Effects of Bullying Bullying is experienced and seen all through the country and ranges from childhood to adulthood. Being the victim, by stander or even the bully can have many harmful affects to ones health. Bullying takes on different definitions and forms, most attacks are verbal and physical abuse. From all the different definitions of bullying we can come to one agreement that bullying is the mistreatment of someone. The harmful effects of bullying are a common discussion in the…